Doncaster acquires US fastener company FastenTech

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 15 May 2007 16:09

UK-based precision engineering group, Doncasters, has acquired US fasteners and precision components manufacturer, FastenTech, Inc. from Citigroup Venture Capital for $492 million.

The acquisition will create a premier global supplier of tolerance critical precision engineering components primarily in the industrial gas turbine and aerospace sectors. The combined business now has a leading worldwide position in the turbine ‘hot zone’, giving Doncasters end-to-end expertise in turbines.

The scale of the new combined business means it will be better placed to capitalise on future acquisitions and market opportunities.

Eric J. Lewis, CEO of The Doncasters Group explained: “Our strategy is to expand our North American presence and the acquisition of FastenTech, is crucial to this. We are delighted to have so smoothly secured regulatory approvals – it is great news for us as well as our customers. We can now focus on turning the potential benefits of the acquisition into reality. There are strong opportunities in our chosen markets and we plan to integrate the complementary strengths of the two businesses to support growth in market share. This is likely to mean further investment – prior to the acquisition we were already planning US$150 million of capital expenditure.”

The Doncasters Group supplies precision components and assemblies to the aerospace, power generation, specialty automotive and medical orthopaedic industries and has 4,800 employees across the US, Europe and Mexico.

As a combined entity the company has a strong offering for customers that will support a deepening and broadening of Doncasters’ relationship with ‘blue chip’ customers including GE Power Systems, Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar and General Dynamics. In addition, Doncasters will have an enhanced scale and so be better placed to capitalise on future acquisitions and market opportunities.

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