Kadant to acquire voestalpine BÖHLER Profil for €157M cash, expected close Q1 2026

KADANT INC

Purchase price approx. €157M in cash, financed through Kadant's revolving credit facility.
Target has ~150 employees and revenue of €51.5M for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
Acquisition expected to close Q1 2026, subject to Austrian regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
voestalpine BÖHLER Profil will be renamed Kadant Profil and integrated into Kadant's Industrial Processing segment.
Seller is voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH; Kadant and target have a 30+ year supply relationship.

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

KADANT INC entered into Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement with voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH valued at approximately 157.0 million Euros in cash (effective 2026-01-29).

Action: entry
Agreement: asset purchase
Counterparty: voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH
Value: approximately 157.0 million Euros in cash
Effective: 2026-01-29

Exact text from the filing

On January 29, 2026, Kadant Holdings GmbH, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., (together, "Kadant" or the "Company") entered into a Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement (the "Acquisition Agreement") with voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH (the "Seller") for the purchase of the shares of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil GmbH & Co KG ("voestalpine BÖHLER Profil") and the shares of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil VerwaltungsGmbH for approximately 157.0 million Euros in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments (the "Acquisition").

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