TE Connectivity to acquire Richards Manufacturing for about $2.3 billion
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

TE Connectivity plans to acquire Richards Manufacturing for $2.3 billion, with the deal expected to close by June. The acquisition will be financed through a mix of cash and debt.
(Reuters) -TE Connectivity said on Wednesday it would buy utility grid products maker Richards Manufacturing Co from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and members of the Bier family for about $2.3 billion in cash.
Shares of the company rose 2% before the bell.
The Galway, Ireland-based company looks to finance the deal through a mixture of cash and debt. It expects the deal to close in its third-quarter ending June.
(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Sriraj Kalluvila)
The main topic is TE Connectivity's acquisition of Richards Manufacturing for $2.3 billion.
Richards Manufacturing is being sold by Oaktree Capital Management and members of the Bier family.
The acquisition will be financed through a combination of cash and debt.
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