# ABB to acquire Rotork in $5.5B flow control deal

ABB has agreed to acquire UK-based Rotork for approximately $5.5 billion in an all-cash offer of 503 pence per share. Rotork will operate as a separate division within ABB's Automation business.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-10-01
- Where: Manchester, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $5.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: electric actuators, flow control and instrumentation products
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [Rotork](https://endata.com/companies/461.md) (target)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (acquirer)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (target)
- [SoftBank Group](https://endata.com/companies/15862.md) (acquirer)
- [BrightLoop](https://endata.com/companies/84880.md) (target)
- [IPEC](https://endata.com/companies/87671.md) (target)

## Sources

- [pgjonline.com](https://www.pgjonline.com/news/2026/july/abb-to-acquire-rotork-in-55-billion-flow-control-deal), 2025-10-01: "We are convinced of the compelling strategic fit of the transaction that will expand our automation offering at the field device layer, generating significant value for customers, employees and shareholders of both companies."
- [miningmagazine.com](https://www.miningmagazine.com/technology/news-analysis/4520905/abb-seals-deal-parisian-power-converter-corp), 2025-10-01: "ABB has completed its acquisition of power electronics firm BrightLoop, the Swiss original equipment manufacturer announced today."
- [bebeez.eu](https://bebeez.eu/2025/12/16/abb-acquires-ipec-to-expand-electrical-monitoring-capabilities-in-data-center-sector/), 2025-10-06: "This acquisition gives our customers the diagnostic intelligence they need to prevent failures before they happen."
- [roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk](https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/mergers-acquisitions), 2025-12-23: "ABB has announced it has signed an agreement to divest its Robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp."
- [timewell.jp](https://timewell.jp/en/columns/abb-robot), 2026-01-23: "SoftBank's next frontier is Physical AI."

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