# VBG Group acquires The Carlyle Johnson Machine Co.

VBG Group, through its subsidiary Ringfeder Power Transmission US, acquired all shares in The Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., LLC for USD 16.5 million on a cash and debt free basis. Carlyle Johnson designs and manufactures motion control components for industrial applications.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-12-27
- Where: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Value: $16.5M
- Jobs: 50
- Status: completed
- Products: clutches, braking systems, electrical controls, lubrication seals
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Carlyle Johnson Machine Company](https://endata.com/companies/18940.md) (target)
- [VBG Group](https://endata.com/companies/59947.md) (acquirer)
- [Ringfeder Power Transmission US](https://endata.com/companies/59948.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/vbg-group/r/vbg-group-acquires-the-carlyle-johnson-machine-co--llc,c3478965), 2021-12-27: "VBG Group has today acquired all shares in the US company The Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., LLC for a purchase price on a cash and debt free basis of USD 16.5 million."

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