---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-010528"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESAB"
cik: "0001877322"
company_name: "ESAB Corp"
filed_at: "2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:45:11.261139+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESAB acquires Eddyfi for $1.45B; reports preliminary Q4/FY2025 results and 2026 outlook

## Summary
- ESAB to acquire Eddyfi Technologies for $1.45B cash, expected to close mid-2026.
- Eddyfi expected ~$270M revenue and $80M adjusted EBITDA in 2026; $100M with synergies.
- $318M committed equity includes $175M mandatory convertible preferred (6.5%) and $143M common stock; $125M from Rales affiliates.
- Preliminary Q4 2025: revenue $720-722M, core aEPS $1.34-1.36; FY2025: core revenue ~$2.7B, core aEBITDA ~$540M.
- 2026 outlook: core revenue $2.85-2.95B, core aEBITDA $575-595M, core aEPS $5.70-5.90; net leverage <3.0x by year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-010528
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESAB
- cik: 0001877322
- company_name: ESAB Corp
- filed_at: 2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026010528/0001213900-26-010528-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026010528/ea0274989-8k_esab.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  ESAB Corp entered into Share Purchase Agreement with 9559-2796 Québec Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, and the Vendors, Holdcos, and Vendors' Representatives party thereto valued at $1.45 billion (effective 2026-01-31).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: asset purchase
  - Counterparty: 9559-2796 Québec Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, and the Vendors, Holdcos, and Vendors' Representatives party thereto
  - Value: $1.45 billion
  - Effective: 2026-01-31
  source text: On January 31, 2026, ESAB Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and 9559-2796 Québec Inc., a corporation governed by the laws of the Province of Québec and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (the “ Purchaser ”), entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with the vendors party thereto (the “Vendors”), certain holding companies affiliated with certain of the Vendors (the “ Holdcos ”) and the Vendors’ representatives party thereto (the “ Vendors’ Representatives ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026010528/0001213900-26-010528-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.