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Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) agreed to acquire InSinkErator, Inc. from Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) for $3 billion.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) agreed to acquire InSinkErator, Inc. from Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) for $3 billion.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) agreed to acquire InSinkErator, Inc. from Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) for $3 billion on August 8, 2022. InSinkErator’s trailing twelve-month revenue, as of March 31, 2022, was $595 million, pretax earnings were $148 million and EBITDA* was $166 million. Whirlpool Corporation plans to initially fund the acquisition through available liquidity, with new debt put in place at a later date. InSinkErator is expected to operate as a separate business as part of Whirlpool Corp.’s North America Region. InSinkErator will maintain its headquarters in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies. The transaction is expected to close to close in the fourth quarter of 2022. Emerson engaged Goldman Sachs as its financial adviser and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as legal counsel for the transaction. Greenhill & Co. LLC served as financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Whirlpool Corporation. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Whirlpool Corporation’s margins, adding approximately $1.25 EPS accretion in fiscal 2023