M&A Deal Summary

Pentair Acquires Porous Media

On March 6, 2007, Pentair acquired manufacturer Porous Media for 225M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pentair’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Pentair’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Pentair’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pentair’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-06
Target Porous Media
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Pentair
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 225M USD

Target

Porous Media

Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
Porous Media, a privately held Minnesota company with manufacturing operations in both Minnesota and Texas. Porous Media’s well-protected product portfolio includes high-performance filter media, membranes and related filtration products and purification systems for liquids, gases and solids for the general industrial, petrochemical, refining and healthcare market segments, among others.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pentair

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Diversified
Employees10,500
Revenue 4.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Pentair facility in Roseville, Minnesota.
Pentair facility in Roseville, Minnesota.

Pentair is a global diversified industrial products company. Pentair's Water and Fluid Solutions segment is a provider of water and fluid processing products and solutions used in a wide range of applications. Pentair's Technical Products segment is a provider of products that enclose and protect some of the world's most sensitive electronics and electrical equipment, ensuring their safe, secure, and reliable performance. Pentair was founded in 1966 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 17
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 13
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 12
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-11 Jung Pumpen KG

Steinhagen, Germany

Jung Pumpen is the market leader in Germany in the niche segments of submersible wastewater and sewage pumps for the residential and commercial markets.

Buy $227M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-03 Norit - Clean Process Technology

Netherlands

Clean Process Technology is a provider of membrane solutions and clean process technologies in the high growth water and beverage filtration and separation segments. Supported by more than a century of innovation and expertise and backed by its own proprietary technology, CPT provides sustainable purification systems and solutions for desalination, water reuse, industrial applications and beverage segments that effectively address the increasing challenges of clean water scarcity, rising energy costs and pollution.

Buy $705M
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