Acquisitions & Divestments
2020
| Date | Acquisitions |
| 16 December | GF expands footprint in South America |
2019
| Date | Divestment |
|---|---|
| 11 October | GF Casting Solutions completes withdrawal from automotive iron casting business in Europe |
| Date | Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 6 August | GF to acquire leading US marine service provider |
2018
| Date | Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 31 January | GF to acquire Swiss precision casting manufacturer |
|
Divestment |
|---|---|
| 6 December | GF Casting Solutions to divest two European automotive iron casting plants |
2017
Date |
Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 27 September | GF to acquire leading software specialist to accelerate digital transformation |
| 25 August | GF to acquire high pressure die casting specialist |
| 18 July | GF to acquire a pre-insulated pipe manufacturer in North America |
2016
Date |
Acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 18 August | GF to acquire two companies in China |
| 11 May | GF to acquire innovative US micro-machining specialist |
| 4 May |
GF to acquire leading piping company in Indonesia |
| 27 January | On 27 January 2016, Georg Fischer Ltd acquired the remaining 10% of the capital of Georg Fischer Hakan Plastik AS, Cerkezköy (Turkey), for CHF 11 million. |
2014
2013
Date |
Acquisition |
|---|---|
| May 8 | Important acquisition for Georg Fischer in Turkey |
2012
|
Acquisition |
|---|---|
| May 22 |
Acquisition of IPP enhances market position in North America |
2011
Date |
Acquisition |
|---|---|
| December 1 |
Georg Fischer acquires US market leader in industrial piping systems |
2010
| Date | Divestment |
|---|---|
| December 17 |
2009
Date |
Divestments |
|---|---|
| May 28 |
GF Automotive sells Gleisdorf light metal foundry to BAVARIA Industriekapital |
February 24 |
2008
|
Divestment |
|---|---|
August 28 |
2007
| Date | Acquisition |
|---|---|
| January 18 | Agie Charmilles shareholders approve merger |
2006
Date |
Acquisitions |
|---|---|
December 4 |
Georg Fischer acquires Canadian aluminum foundry |
October 19 |
Definitive final result: Georg Fischer AG holds 92.8% of Agie Charmilles Holding AG |
Divestments |
|
|---|---|
| November 28 |
Georg Fischer sells stake in Simona |
| March 31 |
Georg Fischer Schwab sold to Arques Industries |
| March 9 |
Georg Fischer sells its stake in Coperion |
2005
Date |
Divestment |
|---|---|
December 9 |
Georg Fischer sells Georg Fischer Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH, Singen to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) |
2004
Date |
Divestment |
|---|---|
| November 9 |
Georg Fischer sells holding in Arabian Plastic Manufacturing Company Ltd |
| May 14 |
Georg Fischer to sell foundry in Bitterfeld |
| April 2 |
Georg Fischer Immobilien Service sold to HSG/Bilfinger Berger |
| April 1 |
Georg Fischer sells its entire stake in Plasson |
| February 18 |
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young acquires Georg Fischer Logimatik AG |
| January 20 |
Georg Fischer to sell foundry in Lincoln |
| January 8 |
Georg Fischer to discontinue production in Huntingdon |
