# Linamar to acquire MacDon for $1.2 billion

Linamar Corp. announced a definitive agreement to buy 100% of MacDon and its group of companies for $1.2 billion. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-12-01
- Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Value: $1.20B
- Status: announced
- Products: harvesting equipment, windrowers, draper headers, pull-type mowers, pickup headers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Linamar](https://endata.com/companies/2609.md) (acquirer)
- [MacDon](https://endata.com/companies/18048.md) (target)
- [MacDon Group of Companies](https://endata.com/companies/18176.md) (target)
- [MacDon Industries](https://endata.com/companies/28984.md) (target)

## Sources

- [manitobacooperator.ca](https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/harvestec-owner-linamar-set-to-buy-macdon/), 2017-12-14: "This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move our agriculture business into a market-leading position while providing meaningful diversification to the end markets we serve."
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/linamar-to-acquire-the-macdon-group-of-companies-a-global-harvesting-specialist-to-further-diversity--grow-664225383.html), 2017-12-14: "This platform acquisition positions Linamar as a leading global agricultural equipment manufacturer."
- [agproud.com](https://www.agproud.com/articles/32356-linamar-to-acquire-the-macdon-group-of-companies), 2017-12-18: "This transaction makes sense, as it will combine one of the finest automotive parts suppliers in the world with a proven leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance harvesting equipment."
- [producer.com](https://www.producer.com/crops/autoparts-maker-buys-macdon-sees-growth-potential-ag/), 2017-12-21: "MacDon is an innovative market leader… They have number one market share in each of their key products."
- [dtnpf.com](https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/equipment/article/2018/01/22/brandt-linamar-completing-us-buys), 2018-01-22: "Another deal announced in December involving a Canadian farm equipment manufacturer was the Linamar Corporation buying the MacDon Group of Companies."

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