M&A Deal Summary

Wabtec Acquires Nordco

On March 23, 2021, Wabtec acquired machinery company Nordco from Greenbriar Equity Group for 400M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wabtec’s 13th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Wabtec’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Wabtec’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wabtec’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-03-23
Target Nordco
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Wabtec
Sellers(s) Greenbriar Equity Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 400M USD
Advisor(s) Baird (Financial)
Hughes Hubbard & Reed (Legal)

Target

Nordco

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, United States
Nordco is a provider of highly-engineered equipment, parts and services to the railroad maintenance-of-way, railcar moving and rail flaw detection sectors. Nordco was founded in 1926 and is based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wabtec

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1869
Sector Machinery
Employees29,000
Revenue 9.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Wabtec is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures a range of products for locomotives, freight cars, and passenger transit vehicles. Wabtec builds new switcher and commuter locomotives and provides aftermarket services, including locomotive and freight car fleet maintenance. Wabtec was formed in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 45
Sector (Machinery) 13 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 34 of 37
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 23
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-15 Wabtec - Shipper TMS

Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, United States

Wabtec Corp. - Shipper TMS provides cloud-based multi-modal shipment management applications to customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Industrial shippers, carriers, logistics providers, and bulk terminal operators know the Shipper TMS business by two leading product brands, ShipperConnect and ShipXpress.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-13 Wabtec - FLXdrive Battery Locomotive

Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, United States

Wabtec's FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, the world’s first 100-percent battery, heavy-haul locomotive for the region and the mining industry.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Greenbriar Equity Group

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Greenbriar Equity Group is a specialized private equity firm focused on investing in the global transportation and advanced manufacturing industries. Companies of interest include traditional carriers, such as railroads, cruise lines, airlines, air freight, shipping, and trucking, as well as ancillary manufacturers and service companies that support the transportation industry. Greenbriar will consider making majority as well as minority investments through a variety of structures, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital investments, corporate joint ventures and privatizations. The Firm targets businesses valued from $100 million to $1 billion. Greenbriar Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Rye, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 26
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 12
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 22
Year (2021) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-08 Oil Changers

Pleasanton, California, United States

Oil Changers is an independent quick lube service company. Oil Changers focuses exclusively on oil changes and ancillary services, including windshield wiper and air filter replacements. Oil Changers was founded in 1996 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-26 PCX Aerostructures

Newington, Connecticut, United States

PCX Aerostructures is a manufacturer of flight-critical and other essential components for rotorcraft and fixed-wing aerospace platforms serving military and commercial markets. PCX Aerostructures is based in Newington, Connecticut.

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