# Komatsu to sell UK-based conveying businesses via MBO and to Fairport Engineering

Komatsu announced plans for a management buyout of its UK conveyor manufacturing business and a separate sale of its projects business to Fairport Engineering Limited.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-06-07
- Where: North West England near Manchester, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: conveyor systems, conveyor components
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md)
- [Fairport Engineering Limited](https://endata.com/companies/55641.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [komatsu.com](https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2021/2021-06-07-komatsu-announces-plans-to-sell-uk-based-conveying-businesses), 2021-06-07: "We’ve been waiting for the right opportunities for our UK-based conveying businesses, which really offer two distinct areas of products and services for customers."

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