# Hitachi Construction Machinery acquires Australian mining equipment maker Bradken

Hitachi Construction Machinery acquired Australian mining services business Bradken in 2016, gaining 100% ownership and control. The deal was transformational for Hitachi, marking its first acquisition of a publicly listed company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-01-01
- Where: Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: cast iron and steel parts for mining equipment, loaders, buckets
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (acquirer)
- [Bradken](https://endata.com/companies/17804.md) (target)

## Sources

- [minterellison.com](https://www.minterellison.com/articles/hitachi-minterellison-case-study), 2017-07-25: "Japanese manufacturer Hitachi sought to expand its geographic footprint: it turned to MinterEllison to assist it in executing its strategic acquisition of Australian mining equipment manufacturer Bradken."

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