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Home » divestiture

Articles Tagged with ''divestiture''

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To Sell Or To Grow? A Guide for HVACR Business Owners

Acquisitions and divestitures represent great opportunities in 2023 and beyond
Kevin Wilson
June 18, 2023
If you do not want to make the necessary investments to remain competitive — or choose to take advantage of the valuations in the current market — this may be an ideal time to sell.
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Earth Networks to Focus on Business, Government Customers, Sell WeatherBug Consumer Business

Move reflects its core focus on delivering insights to enterprises and the public sector
November 30, 2016

Earth Networks has announced a new strategic direction to focus on business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) opportunities and has sold its consumer-focused WeatherBug brand to xAd Inc., a leader in location intelligence.


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Emerson to Sell Network Power, Leroy-Somer, and Control Techniques

Transactions are part of company’s strategic repositioning
August 5, 2016

Emerson announced an agreement to sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors. The transaction is valued at $4 billion. Emerson also announced it has agreed to sell its Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques business units to Nidec Corp. This transaction is valued at $1.2 billion.


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CPower Acquires Johnson Controls’ Integrated Demand Resources Business

Combination will aid customers in expanding their demand response participation
May 18, 2016

CPower announced it has acquired Johnson Controls’ Integrated Demand Resources (iDR) business. The purchase is part of CPower's ongoing efforts to expand its demand response portfolio nationwide.


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SPX Announces Sale of Global Dry Cooling Business

Completion of sale expected during first half of 2016
December 25, 2015

SPX Corp. announced an agreement for the sale of its Dry Cooling business to Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited. The purchase price is estimated to be approximately $48 million, subject to adjustments for working capital at closing.


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Ingersoll Rand to Sell Minority Interest in Hussmann Refrigeration Business to Panasonic

Transaction is anticipated to close in the first half of 2016
December 22, 2015

Ingersoll-Rand plc announced it will sell its remaining equity interest in its Hussmann refrigeration business as part of a transaction in which Panasonic Corp. is acquiring 100 percent of Hussmann’s shares.


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HVAC Veteran Goodrich Completes Turnaround and Sale of Sonoran Air

Goodrich and team restructure Sonoran Air, saving 124 jobs
August 28, 2015

Kenneth Goodrich, CEO of US Peach LLC, a provider of HVAC and plumbing services under multiple brands, has announced the turnaround and sale of one of its portfolio companies, Phoenix-based Sonoran Air, to Mauro Calderon.


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April 6, 2015: Johnson Controls to Sell Its Global WorkPlace Solutions Business to CBRE

Agreement Includes a 10-Year Strategic Relationship Between the Two Companies
April 6, 2015

Johnson Controls Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of its Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS) business to CBRE Group Inc. for $1.475 billion. Johnson Controls had declared its intention to divest the GWS business in September 2014.


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Oct. 6, 2014: Johnson Controls to Divest Its Global Workplace Solutions Business

Service-Based Business Is Not Core to Company’s Manufacturing, Engineering, and Product-Based Portfolio
October 6, 2014

Johnson Controls has announced that it plans to divest its Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business. The company said the action reflects its previously stated intention to invest in businesses that are core to its long-term growth strategy and multi-industrial portfolio.


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Aug. 15, 2013: Watts Water Technologies Completes Sale of Watts Insulation

Watts Insulation Did Not Meet Performance Expectations
August 15, 2013
Watts Water Technologies Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of all of the outstanding shares of Watts Insulation GmbH, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company formerly known as Austroflex. The company received proceeds from the sale of approximately $9 million.


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