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Caterpillar to buy mining-equipment manufacturer Bucyrus for $8.6 billion


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Caterpillar to buy mining-equipment manufacturer Bucyrus for $8.6 billion

2010-11-15 19:53:54 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Caterpillar Inc. on Monday said it inked a merger agreement to buy mining equipment maker Bucyrus International Inc. for $8.6 billion, including debt.

The company said in a statement that Bucyrus shareholders will receive $92 a share in cash, or $7.6 billion. The transaction represents an implied premium of 32 percent to Bucyrus' share price as of Friday.

Caterpillar will fund the acquisition through a combination of cash from the balance sheet, debt and up to $2 billion in equity and the transaction is expected to close in mid-2011.

"For several years, mining customers have been asking us to expand our range of products and services to better serve their increasingly complex requirements," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. "This announcement says to those customers, we heard you loud and clear."

Caterpillar intends to locate its mining business headquarters in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Bucyrus headquarters is currently located.

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