# Emerson agrees to buy Pentair Valves & Controls for $3.15 billion

Emerson signed an agreement on 18 August 2016 to acquire Pentair's Valves & Controls business, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, for US$3.15 billion, with about 7,500 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-05-30
- Where: Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Value: $3.15B
- Status: announced
- Products: control valves, shut-off valves, safety valves, actuators
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Emerson](https://endata.com/companies/355.md) (acquirer)
- [Pentair Valves & Controls](https://endata.com/companies/356.md) (target)

## Sources

- [industriearmaturen.de](https://industriearmaturen.de/wirtschaft-unternehmen/emerson-unterzeichnet-vereinbarung-fuer-die-uebernahme-der-sparte-valves-controls-von-pentair/), 2020-05-30: "Am 18. August 2016 gab Emerson bekannt, dass das Unternehmen eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet hat für den Kauf der Valves & Controls Sparte von Pentair für 3,15 Mrd. US-Dollar."

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