# Emerson to buy Pentair's valves and controls business for $3.15bn

US automation group Emerson Electric agreed to acquire the Valves & Controls business of Pentair, headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, for $3.15 billion. Emerson expects its share of the process automation market to rise from 7% to nearly 10%.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-02-06
- Where: Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Value: $3.15B
- Status: announced
- Products: valves, process control products
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Pentair](https://endata.com/companies/546.md) (partner)
- [Emerson Electric](https://endata.com/companies/654.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/de/news/emerson-kauft-pentair-tochter), 2017-02-06: "Der im schweizerischen Schaffhausen ansässige Geschäftsbereich Valves & Controls werde für 3,15 Mrd. $ übernommen."

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