Dana Incorporated agreed to combine with Eaton's Mobility business in a transaction valued at about USD 5.1 billion, structured as a Reverse Morris Trust, with Eaton shareholders owning at least 50.1% of the combined company and $250 million of run-rate synergies expected within 24 months.
EiM Capital and Apogee Global signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dana's European hydraulics business (formerly Brevini Fluid Power) in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and combine it with HPI, creating a hydraulics engineering group with about 700 employees.
Dana Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to sell its European hydraulics business to HPI Group, a hydraulics business jointly held by Apogee Group and EiM Capital; completion is expected later.
Hydro-Quebec will invest over CAN$25 million in 2020 to grow Dana TM4 and its electric powertrain business, with new operations in the UK, India and the US and 100 new jobs in Boucherville, Quebec.
Dana Incorporated opened a new manufacturing and assembly plant of about 16,000 sq m in Yancheng, China, its 24th in China, to produce off-highway drive and motion components. The plant can produce about 160,000 units per year.
Dana Incorporated completed the acquisition of the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Dana Brevini Group S.p.A., announced 3 April 2017.
Dana Incorporated becomes majority shareholder of TM4, Hydro-Québec's electric motor and inverter subsidiary, for CA$165 million, with Hydro-Québec keeping 45%. TM4's Boucherville, Québec facility and 130 employees remain in place.
UK engineering group GKN agreed to combine its Driveline division with US auto-engineer Dana in a deal worth $6.1bn (£4.4bn), as a defence against a takeover bid from Melrose Industries. GKN shareholders would hold 47.25% of the enlarged US-listed group.
Dana signed definitive agreements to combine with GKN plc's Driveline division into a new UK-domiciled Dana plc. GKN plc receives $1.6 billion cash, assumption of about $1.0 billion pension liabilities and 133 million new shares valued at about $3.5 billion.
Dana Incorporated debuted off-highway drivetrain and power-transmission offerings at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, including a complete drive system for 55- to 110-ton cranes and new Brevini construction solutions.
Dana Incorporated completed the acquisition of 80% of the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Brevini Group, with an option for the remaining 20% by 2020. The 100% value was set at EUR 325 million including about EUR 100 million of net debt, funded with cash on hand.
Dana Incorporated agreed to purchase an initial 80% stake in the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Italy's Brevini Group, with an option for the remaining 20% by 2020. The 100% value is set at €325 million including about €100 million of net debt; closing is expected in early 2017.