sale to IMI plc

Industrial
sale to IMI plc

Summary

Baird served as exclusive financial advisor to B&R’s shareholders on this transaction.

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IMI plc (“IMI”) (LSE: IMI) recently acquired B&R Holding GmbH (“Bopp & Reuther” or the “Company”) from a consortium of private investors.

Bopp & Reuther is a globally leading manufacturer of made-to-order, safety, control, shut-off and other specialty valves and valve systems for severe service applications. The Company’s solutions handle steam, gas and liquids in conventional and nuclear power plants and (petro) chemical processing plants. Bopp & Reuther also provides aftermarket services and spare parts to its international customer base. The Company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany and has service centres in Germany, Austria, Romania and China.

IMI, the specialist engineering company, designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products that control the precise movement of fluids. Its technologies, built around valves and actuators, enable vital processes to operate safely, cleanly, efficiently and cost effectively. IMI, headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom employs over 12,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in more than 20 countries and operates a global service network.

For additional information about this transaction, please contact:

Nicholas Sealy +44 20 7667 8370
Michael Wolff +49 69 130 149 49
Joseph Packee +1 414 298 7644
Tahseen Siddique +44 20 7667 8402
Industrial
sale to IMI plc
Date
January 2015
Company
B&R Holding GmbH
Transaction
M&A
Sectors
Industrial
Target Geography
Europe
Acquiror Geography
Europe

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