# MHM Automation acquires Southern Cross Engineering

MHM Automation, a NZX-listed provider of automated systems for food processing and logistics, is purchasing fellow Christchurch-based engineering firm Southern Cross Engineering (SCE). The acquisition is conditional and expected to settle on 11 January 2021, with the purchase price calculated via an earn-out over two years.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-15
- Where: Christchurch, New Zealand
- Status: announced
- Products: automated systems and equipment for food processing and logistics, equipment for meat, dairy, timber and infrastructure sectors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [MHM Automation](https://endata.com/companies/51911.md) (acquirer)
- [Southern Cross Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/51912.md) (target)

## Sources

- [mhmautomation.com](https://mhmautomation.com/news-and-investors/mhm-automation-acquires-southern-cross-engineering), 2020-12-15: "We’re excited to bring the SCE brand and IP into the MHM Automation group."

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