SKF divests linear and actuation unit in $314 million deal with Triton

Industry:    2018-08-01

Sweden’s SKF, the world’s biggest maker of industrial bearings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to divest its linear and actuation technology business to investment firm Triton for 2.75 billion crowns ($314 million).

The company’s divestments have raised around 6.7 billion crowns.

SKF said the total consideration for the deal is 2.75 billion crowns on a cash- and debt-free basis and is expected to close by the end of 2018.

SKF’s linear and actuation technology business had sales of 2 billion crowns in 2017.

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