M&A
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Johnson Controls sells Residential & Light Commercial HVAC business to Bosch for $8.1B
Johnson Controls International plc
- Transaction valued at $8.1B total; JCI to receive ~$6.7B in cash. Net proceeds ~$5B after tax and expenses.
- Deal includes North America Ducted (16.7x FY23 EBITDA) and JCI's 60% stake in JCI-Hitachi JV (7.5x EBITDA).
- Expected to close in ~12 months; results to be reported in discontinued ops from Q4 FY2024.
- JCI will use proceeds to pay down debt to maintain investment grade, remainder to shareholders.
- Preliminary Q3 FY2024 adjusted EPS slightly ahead of prior guidance range; full earnings on July 31.