Industrials

CD&R’s $10.3bn Acquisition of Sealed Air

By Arthus Marande, Olivia Riera Ripoll, Christopher Putnis, Nehir Yanmaz (ESCP), Ben Motamed, Emmanuel Olowe, Charlie Bark, James Midgley, Archie Clarke (Durham) Photo: Getty Images (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) Target: Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) Implied Equity Value: $6.2bn Total Transaction Size: $10.3 billion Closing Date: Expected mid-2026 Target Advisor: Evercore (financial); Latham & Watkins (legal) Acquirer Advisor: Bank o

5 days ago

Union Pacific Corp’s $84.4bn Acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corporation

By Alp Ceylan, Elisa Nicoletti, and Victor Varela (Bocconi University); Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda (ESADE); Jiaqi Tang, Oli Greenhalgh and Ibrahim Demir (University of Birmingham) Photo: Acton Crawford (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Union Pacific Corp Target: Norfolk Southern Corp Transaction Type : Stock-and-cash acquisition Total Transaction Size: $84.4 billion Closing Date: The first half of 2027 (subject to regulatory approval) Target Advisor: BofA Securitie

Feb 6

Eaton Corporation's $9.5bn Acquisition of Boyd Thermal

By Utku Kaya, Omar Kanaa, Nayoung and Harvey Han (King's College University), Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda (ESADE); Charlie Mercuri, Daniel Blitenthall, Charlie Mercuri and Aikie Davoren (Melbourne University) Photo: Alexandre Debiève (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Eaton Corporation Target: Boyd Thermal (Thermal business of Boyd Corporation) Implied Equity Value : $9.5 billion Total Transaction Size: $9.5 billion Closing Date: 2Q 2026 (Estimated) Target Advisor: G

Jan 26

Lone Star Funds' $3.8bn Acquisition of Hillenbrand

By Harvey Han, Utku Kaya, Omar Kanaa, Nayoung Kim, Tomiwa Oshai (King’s College London) and Nikhil Freiherr Raitz Von Frentz, Max Fischer, Daniel Barker, Moritz Ibe (University of St Andrews) Photo: Getty Images (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Lone Star Funds Target: Hillenbrand Inc. Implied Equity Value: $3.8 billion ($32 per share) Total Transaction Size: $3.8 billion (All-cash) Closed date: The end of 1Q 2026 (Expected) Target Advisors: Jefferies LLC, UBS Inve

Nov 28, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway's $9.7bn Acquisition of OxyChem

By Mateo Rafael Roman Sy, Nathaline Marielle Lukito, Nguyen Thi Hong Linh, Parth Talwar, and Jeongmin Oh (The University of Hong Kong), Edoardo Roveda, Alesha Jaswal, Mikhail Sinev, and Cooper Wu (University College London) Photo: Crystal Kwok Overview of the deal Acquirer: Berkshire Hathaway Target: OxyChem Implied Equity Value: $9.7 Billion Total Transaction Size: $9.7 Billion Closed date: October 2, 2025 Target advisor: Barclays (Financials), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Nov 26, 2025