Add-on Acquisition • Machinery

Smiths Group Acquires John Crane Group

On January 1, 2000, Smiths Group acquired machinery company John Crane Group

Acquisition Context

This is Smiths Group’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
This is Smiths Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Smiths Group’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	January 1, 2000
Target	John Crane Group
Sector	Machinery
Buyer(s)	Smiths Group
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

John Crane Group

Morton Grove, Illinois, United States

John Crane Group Corp. is a manufacturer of engineered sealing equipment.

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Buyer

Smiths Group

London, United Kingdom

Category	Company
Founded	1851
Sector	Diversified
Employees	15,750
Revenue	3.1B GBP (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Smiths Group is a provider of practical applications of advanced technologies. Smiths Group was founded in 1851 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 8
Sector: Machinery	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 7
State: Illinois	1 of 2
Country: United States	1 of 7
Year: 2000	1 of 1

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2001-12-03	Summitek Instruments Englewood, Colorado, United States Summitek Instruments, Inc. is a provider of intelligent instruments to wireless providers for RF test and measurement.	Buy	-

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TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2001-12-03

Summitek Instruments

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Summitek Instruments, Inc. is a provider of intelligent instruments to wireless providers for RF test and measurement.

Buy

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