M&A Deal Summary

Toro Acquires BOSS

On November 14, 2014, Toro acquired manufacturer BOSS for 225M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Toro’s 5th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Toro’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Toro’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Toro’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-14
Target BOSS
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Toro
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 225M USD

Target

BOSS

Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States
BOSS designs, manufactures and sells snowplows, salt and sand spreaders, and related parts and accessories, for light and medium duty trucks, ATVs, UTVs and loaders.

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Buyer

Toro

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1914
Sector Machinery
Employees10,706
Revenue 4.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Toro's corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Toro's corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Toro is a designer and manufacturer of turf and landscape maintenance equipment, and precision irrigation systems to commercial and residential customers. Toro was founded in 1914 and is based in Bloomington, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector (Manufacturing) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 13
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 12
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-30 Xiamen Xiangfeng Water Saving Equipment

China

Xiamen Xiangfeng manufactures water-efficient drip irrigation products, sprinklers, emitters and filters for agriculture, landscaping and green house production.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-03 Regnerbau Calw

Althengstett, Germany

Regnerbau Calw GmbH is a manufacturer of irrigation products under the Perrot brand including retractable sprinklers for sports fields, impact sprinklers and coupling systems for agricultural fields, and rain guns for industrial applications.

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