M&A Deal Summary

Westport Acquires Emer

On June 8, 2011, Westport acquired automotive company Emer for 117M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Westport’s 3rd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Westport’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Westport’s 2nd transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-06-08
Target Emer
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Westport
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 117M USD

Target

Emer

Eufemia, Italy
Emer is a fuel system provider in the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry with a significant track record in technology innovation and operations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Westport

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Automotive
Employees1,715
Revenue 332M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Westport is a provider of advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. Westport Innovations develops technologies to allow commercial fleet engines to use clean-burning fuels, such as liquefied and compressed natural gas, hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas. Westport was founded in 1995 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector (Automotive) 3 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
Country (Italy) 2 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-02 Juniper Engines

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Juniper Engines Inc. offers light-duty LPG and natural gas engine solutions for industrial applications such as forklifts and light-duty automotive.

Buy €8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-12 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB

Gothenburg, Sweden

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB is a sole supplier of natural gas fuel systems to Volvo Car Company (VCC).

Buy kr51M
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