Vertiv - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Electrical EquipmentCompany

Vertiv M&A Summary

Vertiv has acquired 7 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Vertiv’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired E+I Engineering for $1.8B. Vertiv has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (29%) and forest products (15%).

Vertiv Business Overview

Where is Vertiv headquartered?

Vertiv is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

How many employees does Vertiv have?

Vertiv has 20,000 employees.

What sector is Vertiv in?

Vertiv is an electrical equipment company.

When was Vertiv founded?

Vertiv was founded in 2016.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 6

Vertiv

Vertiv Co.

1050 Dearborn Drive,
Columbus, Ohio 43085
United States,
(614) 888-0246
www.vertiv.com

Vertiv designs, builds and services critical infrastructure that enables vital applications for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities. Vertiv supports today’s growing mobile and cloud computing markets with a portfolio of power, thermal and infrastructure management solutions including the ASCO, Chloride, Liebert, NetSure and Trellis brands. Vertiv was established in 2016 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 6 - 1 - - - 7
vol $1.8B $1.8B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Chloride S.A.S 2021-12-01 - Spin Off
Chassieu, France · www.chloride.com
E+I Engineering Ltd. 2021-09-08 1.8B USD Add-on Acquisition
Donegal, Ireland · www.e-i-eng.com
GS Acquisition Holdings Corp. 2019-12-10 - Merger
New York, New York · www.gsacquisition.com
Geist 2018-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Lincoln, Nebraska · www.geistglobal.com
iHCFA LLC 2018-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Morristown, New Jersey · www.ihcfa.com
Energy Labs, Inc. 2018-01-16 - Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.energylabs.com
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. 2014-06-11 - Merger
Norcross, Georgia · www.unisourceworldwide.com
Chloride S.A.S 2010-09-03 - Merger
Chassieu, France · www.chloride.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 2 (29%) 1.8B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) - - -
Forest Products 1 (14%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (14%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (14%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $1.8B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Nebraska 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
France 1 - 1 -
Ireland 1 1.8B - -
Domestic 5 (71%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (29%) 1.8B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $1.8B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Centerview Partners
 1
Citigroup Investment Banking
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 1
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
 1
Baker & McKenzie
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.8B
TOTAL $1.8B
Largest E+I Engineering Ltd.
$1.8B (2021-09-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electrical Equipment

Revenue

4,371   2020
(millions of USD)

Employees

20,000

Established

2016

Public

NYSE: VRT

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