M&A Deal Summary

The Switch Acquires Wärtsilä Oyj Abp - Marine Drives Business

On September 23, 2016, The Switch acquired electrical equipment company Wärtsilä Oyj Abp - Marine Drives Business from Wartsila

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Switch’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is The Switch’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-23
Target Wärtsilä Oyj Abp - Marine Drives Business
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) The Switch
Sellers(s) Wartsila
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Wärtsilä Oyj Abp - Marine Drives Business

Helsinki, Finland
Wärtsilä Oyj Abp - Marine Drives Business that encompasses specialized megawatt-class power drives targeting marine applications. The assets include the company’s test centre and parts of its manufacturing facilities in Stord, Norway.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Switch

Helsinki, Finland

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees220
DESCRIPTION

The Switch is a specialist in advanced drive train technology, with an installed base of over 13 GW of megawatt-class permanent magnet machine and power converter packages. Company main focus areas are wind, marine and special industrial solutions. The company started in 2006, is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and employs approximately 220 persons.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wartsila

Helsinki, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1834
Sector Marine
Employees18,338
Revenue 6.4B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Wärtsilä's corporate headquarters in Helsinki.
Wärtsilä's corporate headquarters in Helsinki.

Wartsila is a provider of smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency, and data analytics, Wartsila maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. Wartsila was originally established in 1834 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 5
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
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