Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp Mergers and Acquisitions


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp

1001 Air Brake Avenue
Wilmerding, PA 15148
United States
Tel:1/412 825 1000
URL: http://www.wabtec.com
Formerly known as:
Wabtec Corporation
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
WAB - Common Stock - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Railways
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp M&A History


Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Unifin International LP from Koch Industries Inc Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires  Unifin International LP from Koch Industries IncOct 01, 2009

CANADA - Wabtec Corporation acquired Unifin International, an Ontario based wholesaler and manufacturer of cooling products for power industry from Koch Chemical Technology Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries In for an estimated USD ## mil in cash.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Standard Car Truck Co Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Standard Car Truck CoDec 08, 2008

US - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, doing business as Wabtec Corp, acquired Standard Car Truck Co, a manufacturer of stabilization systems, for an estimated $### mil in cash.

New York Air Brake Corp acquires Anchor Brake Shoe Co from Westinghouse Air Brake Tech New York Air Brake Corp acquires Anchor Brake Shoe Co from Westinghouse Air Brake TechDec 05, 2008

US - New York Air Brake Corp, a unit of Knorr-Bremse AG, acquired Anchor Brake Shoe Co, a manufacturer of iron products, from Standard Car Truck Co, a unit of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Poli SpA from Hexagon AB (pending) Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Poli SpA from Hexagon AB (pending)May 19, 2008

ITALY - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp of the US definitively agreed to acquire Poli SpA, a Camisano-based manufacturer of rail brake equipment, from Hexagon AB, for ## mil euros ($##.### mil US) in cash.

RCI Banque acquires a minority stake in RFS Ltd from Westinghouse Air Brake Tech RCI Banque acquires a minority stake in RFS Ltd from Westinghouse Air Brake TechJul 02, 2007

UK - RCI Banque of France, a unit of Regie Nationale des Usines Renault SA{Renault SA}, acquired an undisclosed minority stake in RFS Ltd, a Doncaster-based provider of railroad car repair services, from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Ricon Corp from Vantage Mobilty Intl Inc Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Ricon Corp from Vantage Mobilty Intl IncJun 11, 2007

US - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, doing business as Wabtec Corp, acquired Ricon Corp, a manufacturer of wheelchair lifts, from Vantage Mobility International Inc, for $##.# mil in cash.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Becorit Gmbh Wilhelm from BBA Aviation PLC Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Becorit Gmbh Wilhelm from BBA Aviation PLCDec 04, 2006

GERMANY - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp of the US acquired Becorit GmbH Wilhelm Beckmann GmbH & Co, a Recklinghausen-based manufacturer of friction materials, from BBA Group PLC, for an estimated ##.### mil euros ($## mil US).

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Schaefer Equipment Inc from Cedar Creek Partners LLC Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Schaefer Equipment Inc from Cedar Creek Partners LLCOct 09, 2006

US - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, dba Wabtec Corp, acquired Schaefer Equipment Inc, a manufacturer of forged break components, from Cedar Creek Partners LLC, for $## mil in cash.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Rutgers Rail SpA from Gebr Koemmerling KG Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires Rutgers Rail SpA from Gebr Koemmerling KGFeb 02, 2005

ITALY - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp of the US acquired Rutgers Rail SpA, a manufacturer and wholesaler of railway equipments, a unit of Rag AG's Rutgers AG subsidiary, for ## mil euros ($##.### mil US) in cash.

GE Transportation Rail acquires Wabtec Corp-Crt Locomotive from Westinghouse Air Brake Tech GE Transportation Rail acquires Wabtec Corp-Crt Locomotive from Westinghouse Air Brake TechNov 02, 2001

US - GE Transportation Systems, a unit of General Electric Co, acquired certain locomotive assets of Wabtec Corp, a manufacturer of railway brake components, for $### mil in cash.

Thor Industries Inc acquires Ricon-Cert Specialty Veh Asts from Westinghouse Air Brake Tech Thor Industries Inc acquires Ricon-Cert Specialty Veh Asts from Westinghouse Air Brake TechMar 02, 2001

US - Thor Industries Inc acquired certain specialty vehicle division assets of Ricon Corp, a manufacturer of mini-buses for the mobility impaired.

Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires a minority stake in Stone India Ltd (pending) Westinghouse Air Brake Tech acquires a minority stake in Stone India Ltd (pending)Aug 23, 2000

INDIA - Wabtec Corp (WC) planned to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Stone India Ltd (SIL), a manufacturer of railway equipment, in a privately negotiated transaction. Upon completion, WC and the GP Goenka Group (GP) were considering turning SIL in

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Stone India-Railway Business from Stone India Ltd Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Stone India-Railway Business from Stone India LtdApr 10, 2000

INDIA - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp Inc has acquired the railway business of Stone India Ltd, a company that provides railway services, for an estimated ### mil Indian rupees ($#.### mil US).

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires MotivePower Industries Inc Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires MotivePower Industries IncNov 19, 1999

Westinghouse Air Brake Co (WAB) merged with MotivePower Industries Inc (MII) in a stock swap transaction valued at $###.### mil, including the assumption of $### mil in liabilities. WAB offered an amended .## common shares per MII share. Based

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Comet Industries-Railroad from Comet Industries Inc Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Comet Industries-Railroad from Comet Industries IncNov 03, 1998

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquired # railroad service centers from Comet Industries Inc for an estimated $## mil.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Rockwell Railroad Electronics from Rockwell Automation Inc Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Rockwell Railroad Electronics from Rockwell Automation IncOct 13, 1998

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquired Rockwell Railroad Electronics, a unit of Rockwell International Corp's Collins Commercial Avionics subsidiary, for $## mil.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Lokring Corp Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Lokring CorpAug 07, 1998

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquired Lokring Corp for an estimated $#.# mil.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires RFS Ltd Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires RFS LtdApr 07, 1998

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquired RFS Ltd for #.## mil British pounds ($#.## mil US) in cash.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires HP Srl Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires HP SrlJul 31, 1997

Westinghouse Air Brake acquired HR Srl for #.# bil Italian lira ($#.# mil US), including the assumption of liabilities.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Thermo King-Heavy Rail from Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd Westinghouse Air Brake Co acquires Thermo King-Heavy Rail from Ingersoll-Rand Co LtdJul 09, 1997

Westinghouse Air Brake acquired the heavy rail air conditioning business of Thermo King. Concurrently, WA acquired Stone Safety Service and Stone UK, both units of the Enprotech subsidiary of Itochu's C Itoh & Co America unit. The transactions had a

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp M&A Summary


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp has made 18 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp has 7 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009100
2008101
2007101
2006200
2005100
2004000
2003000
2002000
2001002
2000100
1999100
1998400
1997302
1996210
1995000
1994000
1993100
1992000
1991000
1990001
Total1817

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