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Issuer:     ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE)
CIK:        0000866706
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-044425
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESCO to acquire Megger Group for $2.35B in cash and stock, financed with up to $1.5B debt
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- Purchase price ~$2.35B: $922M cash plus 5.1M shares of ESCO common stock.
- Debt financing commitment up to $1.5B from JPMorgan; bridge and backstop facilities arranged.
- Closing subject to HSR, CFIUS, DCSA approvals and foreign merger control; outside date Apr 15, 2027.
- Post-closing shareholder agreement grants TBG board seat, 12-month share lock-up, standstill provisions.
- Consideration Shares issued as unregistered securities under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926044425/0001104659-26-044425-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926044425/tm2611835d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-044425

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