ABB to acquire Rotork for $5.5 billion
Type: Acquisition · Technology: Industrial · Country: Switzerland · Value: $5.5B · Announced: 2026-07-16
ABB announced the acquisition of Rotork for $5.5 billion in an all‑cash transaction. Rotork, a UK‑based provider of intelligent flow‑control and instrumentation solutions, generated roughly $1 billion of revenue in 2025 with a 24.6 % adjusted operating profit margin. The deal will add about 3 % to ABB’s revenue and will be financed with existing cash and a $4.8 billion net cash proceeds from the planned sale of its Robotics business to SoftBank. Rotork will operate as a separate division within ABB’s Automation business, enhancing ABB’s field‑device layer with intelligent devices and software. The transaction requires Rotork shareholder approval, a UK court‑sanctioned scheme of arrangement, and customary regulatory clearances, and is slated to close in the first half of 2027. No advisors or legal counsel were disclosed in the announcement.
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