All Mergers & acquisitions Articles

CRH deal with Lafarge and Holcim completed
Irish-based company’s €6.5 billion acquisition of parts of Lafarge and Holcim finalised, with exception of Philippines which will close in third quarter
Spanish JV for Sacyr and Fluor
Fluor to sell 50% of its Spanish arm to Sacyr Industrial. Company will focus on construction in the chemical and oil & gas sectors.
HeidelbergCement to acquire Italcementi
Consolidation in the materials sector continues in the wake of the Holcim-Lafarge merger with a new € 3.7 billion deal. The combined group will have revenues of € 16.8 billion and capacity to produce 200 million tonnes of cement per year
Skanska completes Argentinean exit
Final operations sold to Perez Companc Family Group for US$ 75 million
Lafarge and Holcim complete merger
LafargeHolcim established as the world’s largest producer of cement and aggregates, with 115,000 staff in 40 countries, and revenues of some US$ 35 billion
Holcim-Lafarge merger approaches completion
Share swap declared a success with more than 87% of Lafarge capital tendered to be exchanged for Holcim stock
Vinci acquires New Zealand contractor
US$ 260 million per year HEB Construction added as part of French company’s strategy of international expansion
Claas signs telehandler production deal with Liebherr
Liebherr has partnered with Claas to develop, manufacture and deliver telehandlers. Claas will end its current telehandler deal with Wacker Neuson in 2018
Tata sells South Wales site
Capital Coated Steel acquires premises for nearly €5 million and moves all its companies there
Standard Pacific and Ryland to merge
All-share deal will see two US house builders form a US$ 5.1 billion per year company
Porr takes Bilfinger infrastructure business
Subsidiary of Austrian-based company agrees to purchase Polish company Bilfinger Infrastructure
Kier-Mouchel deal completed
UK contractor Kier finalises purchase of Mouchel, having acquired entire issued share capital of international infrastructure and business services group
Joy Global acquires Montabert
Mining equipment manufacturer buys Doosan’s French hydraulic breaker and attachment business
KHL Group acquires Off-Highway Research
Global construction information publisher, KHL Group, acquired the international market research and management consultancy company, Off-Highway Research on June 1, 2015
Binding offer for CRH’s Lafarge/Holcim acquisitions
Further step forward in regulatory divestment process as Lafarge and Holcim announce the executive team for their combined group
Hochtief concludes offshore sale
Contractor sells offshore assets to DEME’s GeoSea - a move that is part of ongoing streamlining process
Takeover talks for Ballast Nedam
Troubled Dutch contractor exploring merger possibilities with several “foreign parties”
Himoinsa in Yanmar engine agreement
Japanese engine manufacturer takes 70% stake in Spanish energy systems business
Kier and Mouchel agree deal
€370 million in cash for UK’s Kier to buy infrastructure services group which had previously turned down offers from Interserve and Costain
Holcim and Lafarge announce US divestments
Buyer lined-up for Lafarge cement plant and terminal, while Holcim will sell terminals and slag grinding plants following negotiations with the FTC
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