# ABB agrees to buy Rotork in $5.5 billion deal

ABB agreed to acquire British flow-control specialist Rotork in a recommended cash takeover with an enterprise value of about $5.5 billion. The deal values Rotork's share capital at approximately £4.1 billion and requires shareholder, court, and regulatory approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-01-01
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $5.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: electric actuators, flow-control equipment
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rotork](https://endata.com/companies/461.md) (target)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [swikblog.com](https://swikblog.com/abb-buys-rotork-5-5-billion-deal/), 2018-01-01: "ABB believes Rotork will strengthen the field-device layer of its automation portfolio."

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