# Sime Darby buys Bucyrus distribution business from Caterpillar for US$360m

Sime Darby Bhd has acquired part of the Bucyrus distribution business from Caterpillar for US$360 million, including owned and leased properties, plant and equipment, inventories, maintenance contracts, order book and employees. The acquisition strengthens Sime Darby's industrial division in the mining industry in Australasia.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: Queensland, Northern Territory of Australia and Papua New Guinea, Australia
- Value: $360.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: mining equipment and services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (target)
- [Sime Darby](https://endata.com/companies/15843.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [theedgemalaysia.com](https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/sime-darby-buys-bucyrus-business-caterpillar-us360m), 2026-11-05: "It will also allow Sime Darby’s industrial division to leverage its position in Australasia’s rapidly growing mining industry, especially in Queensland, Northern Territory of Australia and Papua New Guinea."

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