Oceněno na Téměř $10 Miliarda! Největší společnost na výrobu dřezů z nerezové oceli v USA. Byl získán. Má továrnu v Číně.

Oceněno na Téměř $10 Miliarda! Největší společnost na výrobu dřezů z nerezové oceli v USA. Byl získán. Má továrnu v Číně.

Milwaukee-based U.S. water systems solutions company Zurn Water Solutions Corp. said Feb. 14 it has reached an agreement with Elkay Manufacturing Co. to acquire Elkay in an all-stock transaction. Zum Water Solutions stock closed Feb. 14 at Zurn Water Solutions stock closed at $33.40 on Feb. 14, nahoru 12.1 percent from its Feb. 11 closing price.

Elkay is valued at $1.56 miliarda (přibližně RMB 9.888 miliarda). Upon closing of the transaction this summer, Zurn (NYSE: ZWS) will change its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, and upon closing, Zurn Water Solutions shareholders will own approximately 71 percent of the combined company, while Elkay shareholders will own approximately 29 percent of the combined company.

Todd Adams, chairman and CEO of Zurn, said the acquisition marks an important step toward Zurn’s goal of doubling its size in the next few years. Je to také dosud největší krok společnosti od doby, kdy Zurn Water Solutions opustila svou sesterskou společnost, Rexnord, osamostatnit se.

Založeno v 1920, Aiken has been family-owned and operated and is the largest stainless steel sink company in the United States. Nabídka produktů se rozšířila o dřezy, faucety, vodní chladiče, pítka a bytové a komerční kuchyňské a koupelnové výrobky. Aiken’s brands include Elkay, Dayton a Halsey Taylor, a společnost má zařízení ve Spojených státech, Čína a Mexiko.

Elkay (Čína) byla založena v 2005, and it has a registered capital of 110 milionů juanů. It has a manufacturing base in Zhuhai, Guangdong, and branch offices in Beijing, Šanghaj a Shenzhen.

Adams said the merger of the two companies will provide a suite of innovative, water-specific solutions for water safety, water quality and water conservation in key markets such as education and healthcare. The combined company will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ZWS and will be headquartered in Milwaukee. Společnost bude také udržovat operace v oblasti Chicaga, where Aiken is located.