M&A Deal Summary

Reading Truck Group Acquires America s Body

On September 26, 2008, Reading Truck Group acquired automotive company America s Body from Leggett & Platt

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Reading Truck Group’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Reading Truck Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Reading Truck Group’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-09-26
Target America s Body
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Reading Truck Group
Sellers(s) Leggett & Platt
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

America s Body

Bedford, Ohio, United States
America's Body Co. is a manufacturer and distributor/upfitter of commercial truck bodies and equipment for vehicle OEMs, major leasing companies, corporate fleets, government and truck dealers

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Reading Truck Group

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

Reading Truck Group is a designer, engineer, manufacturer, and marketer of service/utility truck bodies, as well as other vocational truck bodies and related truck equipment.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-26 Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment

Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States

Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment, Inc. is a well-established regional manufacturer and upfitter of service utility truck bodies and specialty truck equipment bodies, with facilities located in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Leggett & Platt

Carthage, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1883
Sector Manufacturing
Employees19,300
Revenue 4.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Leggett & Platt's corporate headquarters in Carthage, Missouri.
Entrance to Leggett & Platt's corporate headquarters in Carthage, Missouri.

Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a wide range of engineered components and products found in many homes, offices, retail stores, automobiles and commercial aircraft. The Company's residential furnishing's segment supplies a variety of components used by bedding and upholstered furniture manufacturers in the assembly of their finished products. The Company's commercial fixtures and components group designs, produces, installs and manages our customers’ store fixtures projects as well as designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of engineered components and products primarily for the office seating market. The Company's industrial materials segment manufactures a variety of wires and tubing products. The Company's specialized product segment designs, produces and sells components for automotive seating, specialized machinery and equipment, and service van interiors. Leggett & Platt was formed in 1883 and is based in Carthage, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 9
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2008) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-06 Edmund Bell

Rochdale, United Kingdom

Edmund Bell & Co., Ltd., an sourcing and manufacturing high quality products in the soft furnishings market. We offer widest selections of high end curtain linings plus an edge collection of fire retardant fabrics and interlinings that include decorative blackout fabrics, dim-out fabrics and fashionable prints for both the home and contract markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-25 Fibrix

Conover, North Carolina, United States

Fibrix LLC is a manufacturer of precision-crafted, nonwoven materials for use in filtration, furniture, and bedding, industrial and craft markets. Fibrix is based in Conover, North Carolina.

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