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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Wabtec (WAB)

Wabtec to buy Evident's Inspection Technologies unit for $1.78 billion

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Wabtec agreed on January 13, 2025 to acquire the Inspection Technologies division of Evident for $1.78 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The division is expected to generate about $433 million in 2024 revenue and $112 million in EBITDA, and Wabtec expects to finance the deal with cash on hand, its credit revolver and an incremental term loan, with pro forma net leverage of about 2.5x.

Key points

  • Purchase price of $1.78 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments; about 12.0x projected 2025 EBITDA as adjusted by Wabtec
  • Evident Inspection Technologies expected 2024 revenue of about $433 million, EBITDA of about $112 million (25.9% margin) and about 68% recurring revenue
  • Financing from cash on hand, credit revolver and incremental term loan; pro forma net leverage of about 2.5x at closing
  • Closing expected by the end of the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions

The filing

CompanyWabtec (WAB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 14, 2025, 6:26 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-001006

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 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 January 14, 2025.

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