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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · ESCO Technologies (ESE)

ESCO agrees to buy Megger for $2.35 billion; preliminary Q2 EPS tops prior guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

ESCO Technologies agreed to acquire the Megger Group business of TBG AG for total consideration of $2.35 billion, made up of $0.9 billion in cash and ESCO equity valued at about $1.4 billion. The company also said preliminary second-quarter 2026 results were above its prior guidance, with revenue of $309 million, GAAP EPS of $1.29 and adjusted EPS of $1.91.

Key points

  • Deal value: $2.35 billion, including $0.9 billion in cash and about $1.4 billion in ESCO equity; cash to come from cash on hand and incremental debt, with committed financing in place
  • Megger is expected to have about $590 million in revenue in 2026; the deal values it at about 14x projected 2026 EBITDA, including synergies
  • Expected cost synergies of about $60 million within three years of closing; TBG would receive one board seat after closing
  • Preliminary Q2 2026: revenue $309 million, GAAP EPS $1.29, adjusted EPS $1.91; full results and outlook update due after the market close on May 7, 2026

The filing

CompanyESCO Technologies (ESE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 15, 2026, 5:28 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-043869

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:58 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 15, 2026.

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