ABB to Acquire Rotork for Approximately $5.5 Billion to Expand Automation Portfolio
July 17, 2026
ABB has agreed to acquire Rotork in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion, aiming to expand its automation portfolio with mission-critical flow control, instrumentation, and electric actuator technologies. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to shareholder approval, regulatory clearances, and customary closing conditions.
- Buyers
- ABB
- Targets
- Rotork
- Sellers
- Rotork shareholders (receiving 503 pence per share in cash)
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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