M&A Deal Summary

Sulzer Acquires Enhanced Separation Technologies

On December 15, 2006, Sulzer acquired machinery company Enhanced Separation Technologies from KnitMesh Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sulzer’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Sulzer’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sulzer’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-12-15
Target Enhanced Separation Technologies
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Sulzer
Sellers(s) KnitMesh Technologies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Enhanced Separation Technologies

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Enhanced Separation Technologies LLC is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of equipment that separates liquid entrainment from process gas streams and controls pollution.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sulzer

Winterthur, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1834
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees13,409
Revenue 3.3B CHF (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Sulzer is an entity which specializes in pumping solutions and rotating equipment maintenance and services as well as separation, reaction, and mixing technology. Sulzer serves clients worldwide through a network of more than 150 production and service sites and has a strong footprint in emerging markets. Sulzer was founded in 1834 and is based in Winterthur, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 26
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (2006) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-22 Werfo

Hague, Swaziland

Werfo Ltd. engages in the development, and manufacture of injection moulding tools and plastic products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-16 Weir Pumps

Scotland, United Kingdom

Weir Pumps Ltd. develops and manufactures its pump lines and associated spare parts in Scotland. The main segments served are oil and gas as well as power generation.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KnitMesh Technologies

Flintshire, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Metals/Mining
DESCRIPTION

KnitMesh Technologies engages in the design and manufacture of innovative knitted wire mesh solutions, serving automotive, industrial, electronic and domestic markets. Knitted wire mesh is a metal, ceramic or synthetic wire knitted into a mesh of interlocking loops. Knitted mesh can be created from round or flattened wires. Flat wire steel mesh has numerous applications where surface area must be greater in a given height than the diameter of a round wire would allow.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
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