# C&D Technologies to acquire Trojan Battery Company from Charlesbank Capital Partners

KPS Capital Partners' portfolio company C&D Technologies has agreed to acquire Trojan Battery Company from Charlesbank Capital Partners and other shareholders. The combined company will have over $1.0 billion in revenue and eight manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico and China.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-11-06
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty batteries, energy storage solutions, deep-cycle battery technologies
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [KPS Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/1184.md) (investor)
- [Charlesbank Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/10414.md) (partner)
- [C&D Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/35333.md) (acquirer)
- [Trojan Battery Company](https://endata.com/companies/35334.md) (target)

## Sources

- [kpsfund.com](https://kpsfund.com/news/kps-capital-partners-portfolio-company-cd-technologies-to-acquire-trojan-battery-company/), 2018-11-06: "KPS Capital Partners, LP announced today that its portfolio company C&D Technologies, Inc. has agreed to acquire Trojan Battery Company, LLC from Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC and other shareholders."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kps-capital-partners-portfolio-company-cd-technologies-to-acquire-trojan-battery-company-300744340.html), 2018-11-06: "C&D's acquisition of Trojan combines two leading specialty battery manufacturers with long histories of delivering the highest-quality, most-innovative products."
- [batteriesinternational.com](https://www.batteriesinternational.com/news/trojan-battery-to-be-sold-to-c-d-technologies/), 2018-11-08: "Trojan Battery, the world's largest manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, is to be sold to battery firm C&D Technologies, Trojan announced on November 6."

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