BorgWarner announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sevcon Inc., a global provider of electrification technologies. The company says Sevcon complements BorgWarner’s power electronics capabilities utilized to provide electrified propulsion solutions.
“This acquisition supports our existing strategy to supply leading technology for all types of propulsion systems: combustion, hybrid and electric,” said James Verrier, president and CEO of BorgWarner. “We look forward to welcoming Sevcon’s talented employees to BorgWarner.”
The completion of the transaction is subject to certain terms and conditions, including the approval of Sevcon’s stockholders and receipt of required competition law approval. The expected enterprise value of the transaction at closing is approximately $200 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions.
