M&A

Bridgestone to Acquire Turkish Provider of Fleet Management Services

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that Turkish affiliate Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Tyre Manufacturing and Trading Inc. has formed an agreement to acquire an 88.89 percent stake in Arvento Mobile Systems, a digital fleet solutions provider that offers fleet management services to customers in the likes of Turkey and the Middle East. The base price for this acquisition has been set...

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Bridgestone Acquires Australian Provider of Mining Tire Solutions

Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd., a group company of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), has acquired Otraco International Pty. Ltd., an Australian provider of off-road tire solutions for mining equipment. Valued at AU$79 million ($56.62 million), the acquisition from Downer EDI Ltd. was completed on Dec. 1 following regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of other such requirements. Otraco has skilled tire...

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Bridgestone Completes Azuga Acquisition

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has completed its acquisition of Azuga Holdings Inc., a U.S.-based provider of fleet management solutions. The tire manufacturer has already received regulatory approval and carried out the relevant proceedings for this deal. Azuga has been valued here at $391 million, with adjustments then being made based on its working capital and the like to get the total...

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Bridgestone to Sell off Chinese Synthetic Rubber Subsidiary by Mid-December

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced on June 15 that it will be selling off all of its shares in Bridgestone (Huizhou) Synthetic Rubber Co. Ltd. (BSRC), a Chinese group company that manufactures and sells synthetic rubber for use in automotive tires. These shares will be sold to LCY Chemical Corp., which runs global operations for materials and chemicals. Located in Huizhou,...

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Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., fulfilling an agreement first announced on Feb. 22. The acquisition will combine Goodyear’s strengths in OE tires and high-quality replacement tires with Cooper’s excellent product lineup in the pickup truck and SUV segment. As a result, the move is set to...

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Trinseo Agrees to Sell Synthetic Rubber Business to Poland’s Synthos

Trinseo SA, a manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its synthetic rubber business to Polish company Synthos SA. Based in Schkopau, Germany, Trinseo’s synthetic rubber business has been valued at approximately $491 million. After subtracting pension liabilities, transaction-related costs and taxes, the net cash proceeds from the sale are expected to...

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