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A.O. Smith Corp.

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Platform

US Founded 1874 500+ employees Website
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Headquarters: US (outside the US map).

Ownership map

Ownership links are documented, evidence-gated edges, shown as reported by their sources. Naming a company is not an accusation against it. See our methodology and legal notes.

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Ownership

Ownership links are documented, evidence-gated edges, shown as reported by their sources. A verified mark denotes an independently corroborated edge; links shown as reported are drawn as their sources record them and are not independently corroborated. Naming a company is not an accusation against it. See our methodology and legal notes.

Market signals

Acquisition history

Acquisition timeline20002003200620092012201520182021202420262000 · Majority stake → MagneTek, Inc. (verified)2001 · Majority stake → APCOM (verified)2001 · Majority stake → State Industries, Inc. (verified)2005 · Majority stake → Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd. (verified)2005 · Add-on acquisition → Yueyang Zhongmin2006 · Majority stake → GSW Inc. (verified)2009 · Majority stake → Applied Energy Recovery Systems Inc. (verified)2009 · Majority stake → Applied Energy Recovery Systems Inc. (AERS) (verified)2010 · Majority stake → Electrical Products Co. (EPC) (verified)2011 · Majority stake → Lochinvar Corporation (verified)2021 · Add-on acquisition → Giant Factories Inc. (verified)2022 · Add-on acquisition → Atlantic Filter Corp. (verified)2023 · Add-on acquisition → Water Tec of Tucson (verified)2024 · Majority stake → Pureit (verified)2024 · Exit → Pureit2026 · Majority stake → Leonard Valve (verified)2026 · Majority stake → LVC Holdco LLC (verified)
17 recorded deals, 2000–2026verifiedunverified

Acquisition footprint

US acquired companies by state Alaska: no recorded acquired companies Alabama: no recorded acquired companies Arkansas: no recorded acquired companies Arizona: 1 acquired companies California: no recorded acquired companies Colorado: no recorded acquired companies Connecticut: no recorded acquired companies District of Columbia: no recorded acquired companies Delaware: no recorded acquired companies Florida: 1 acquired companies Georgia: no recorded acquired companies Hawaii: no recorded acquired companies Iowa: no recorded acquired companies Idaho: no recorded acquired companies Illinois: no recorded acquired companies Indiana: no recorded acquired companies Kansas: no recorded acquired companies Kentucky: no recorded acquired companies Louisiana: no recorded acquired companies Massachusetts: no recorded acquired companies Maryland: no recorded acquired companies Maine: no recorded acquired companies Michigan: no recorded acquired companies Minnesota: no recorded acquired companies Missouri: no recorded acquired companies Mississippi: no recorded acquired companies Montana: no recorded acquired companies North Carolina: no recorded acquired companies North Dakota: no recorded acquired companies Nebraska: no recorded acquired companies New Hampshire: no recorded acquired companies New Jersey: no recorded acquired companies New Mexico: no recorded acquired companies Nevada: no recorded acquired companies New York: no recorded acquired companies Ohio: 1 acquired companies Oklahoma: no recorded acquired companies Oregon: no recorded acquired companies Pennsylvania: no recorded acquired companies Rhode Island: 2 acquired companies South Carolina: no recorded acquired companies South Dakota: no recorded acquired companies Tennessee: 1 acquired companies Texas: no recorded acquired companies Utah: no recorded acquired companies Virginia: no recorded acquired companies Vermont: no recorded acquired companies Washington: no recorded acquired companies Wisconsin: 3 acquired companies West Virginia: no recorded acquired companies Wyoming: no recorded acquired companies
  1. 1. Wisconsin 3
  2. 2. Rhode Island 2
  3. 3. Arizona 1
  4. 4. Florida 1
  5. 5. Ohio 1
  6. 6. Tennessee 1
1–4 5–14 15–39 40–79 80+ no recorded acquired companies
Where the brands A.O. Smith Corp. acquired are headquartered, by US state. A count of targets, not a market-share claim.

Deals

Majority stake Jul 2011
Verified

A.O. Smith to acquire Lochinvar for $418 million

A.O. Smith Corp. → Lochinvar Corporation
$418M reported total considerationas reported by contractingbusiness.com
Majority stake May 2011

Regal Beloit Completes Acquisition of A.O. Smith's Electrical Products Company

Regal Beloit Corp. → A.O. Smith Corp.
$748.7M reported cash consideration · approximateas reported by sec.gov
Majority stake Dec 2010
Verified

Regal Beloit to acquire Electrical Products Co. from A.O. Smith for ~$875M

A.O. Smith Corp. → Electrical Products Co. (EPC)
Majority stake Jan 2006
Verified

A. O. Smith Completes Acquisition of GSW

A.O. Smith Corp. → GSW Inc.
$393.5M reported approximateas reported by achrnews.com
Majority stake Nov 2005
Verified

A.O. Smith to acquire Chinese hermetic motor maker Yueyang Zhongmin

A.O. Smith Corp. → Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd.
Majority stake Sep 2001
Verified

A.O. Smith to acquire State Industries for $58M

A.O. Smith Corp. → APCOM
Majority stake Sep 2001
Verified

A.O. Smith to acquire State Industries for $58M

A.O. Smith Corp. → State Industries, Inc.
Majority stake Aug 2000
Verified

A.O. Smith to acquire MagneTek's worldwide motor operations for ~$250 million

A.O. Smith Corp. → MagneTek, Inc.
$250M reported total consideration · approximateas reported by achrnews.com
Majority stake Apr 2009
Verified

A.O. Smith acquires Applied Energy Recovery Systems (heat pump water heater maker)

A.O. Smith Corp. → Applied Energy Recovery Systems Inc.
Majority stake Apr 2009
Verified

A.O. Smith acquires Applied Energy Recovery Systems

A.O. Smith Corp. → Applied Energy Recovery Systems Inc. (AERS)
Add-on acquisition Jun 2022
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A. O. Smith acquires Atlantic Filter Corp.

A.O. Smith Corp. → Atlantic Filter Corp.
Add-on acquisition Oct 2021
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A.O. Smith acquires Giant Factories Inc. for ~$192 million

A.O. Smith Corp. → Giant Factories Inc.
$192M reported approximateas reported by achrnews.com
Majority stake Jan 2026
Verified

A. O. Smith completes $470M acquisition of Leonard Valve parent LVC Holdco

A.O. Smith Corp. → Leonard Valve
Majority stake Jan 2026
Verified

A. O. Smith completes $470M acquisition of Leonard Valve parent LVC Holdco

A.O. Smith Corp. → LVC Holdco LLC
Majority stake Nov 2024
Verified

A.O. Smith acquires Pureit from Unilever for ~$120M

A.O. Smith Corp. → Pureit
$120M reported approximateas reported by achrnews.com
Add-on acquisition Sep 2023
Verified

A.O. Smith acquires Water Tec of Tucson (all-cash)

A.O. Smith Corp. → Water Tec of Tucson
Add-on acquisition Dec 2005

A. O. Smith Acquired Yueyang Zhongmin Commercial Hermetic Motors Business

A.O. Smith Corp. → Yueyang Zhongmin
Exit Jul 2024

Unilever divests Pureit as portfolio reshaping under Growth Action Plan

A.O. Smith Corp. → Pureit