M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Xylem to acquire Evoqua in $7.5B all-stock deal; 0.48 exchange ratio, ~29% premium
Xylem Inc.
- Enterprise value ~$7.5B; Evoqua shareholders receive 0.48 Xylem shares per share, valued at ~$52.89, a 29% premium.
- Combined revenue over $7B in trailing 12 months; expected run-rate cost synergies of $140M within three years.
- Evoqua shareholders will own ~25% of combined company; Xylem shareholders ~75%.
- Transaction expected to close mid-2023, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
- President and CEO Patrick Decker to lead combined company; two Evoqua board members to join Xylem board.