Acquisitions & Divestitures

In March 2025, Emerson completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of AspenTech not already owned by Emerson.

In November 2024, Emerson announced it has made a proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of AspenTech and that it has commenced a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a cash sale, for the Safety & Productivity segment.

In August 2024, Emerson completed the sale of its remaining interests in the Copeland joint venture (formerly Emerson Climate Technologies).

In October 2023, Emerson completed the acquisition of NI, diversifying its technology into test and measurement automation.

In August 2023, Emerson announced a definitive agreement to acquire Afag, an innovative leader in electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation solutions. The transaction will enhance Emerson’s capabilities in factory automation, one of the Company’s four priority adjacencies, and create a leading motion portfolio combining Afag’s electric linear motion solutions with Emerson’s pneumatic motion technology.

In August 2023, Emerson announced a definitive agreement to acquire Flexim, a global leader in clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement for liquids, gases and steam. The transaction will expand Emerson’s automation portfolio and measurement capabilities, complementing its existing flow measurement offering with innovative and differentiated technology.

In May 2023, Emerson announced the successful closing of the sale of its majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to funds managed by Blackstone.

In November 2022, Emerson announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its InSinkErator^® business to Whirlpool Corporation.

In June 2022, Emerson acquired Fluxa, a leader in the life sciences industry that uses software and modern technology architectures to accelerate the speed to market for new therapies, drugs and vaccines. The acquisition builds on Emerson’s leading software and solutions portfolio and life sciences expertise.

In May 2022, Emerson and AspenTech announced the successful closing of the combination of Emerson’s industrial software businesses – OSI Inc. and its Geological Simulation Software business – with AspenTech to create a global industrial software leader (“new AspenTech”). With the close of the transaction, Emerson owns 55% of new AspenTech on a fully diluted basis and AspenTech shareholders own the remaining 45%.

In March 2022, Emerson announced an agreement to sell its Therm-O-Disc sensing and protection technologies business to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC.

In December 2021, Emerson acquired Mita-Teknik in an all-cash transaction. Founded in 1969, Mita-Teknik is a leader in the control automation business for wind power generation, equipping wind turbines and wind farms with technologies for optimal performance and unsurpassed reliability.

In July 2021, Emerson announced an agreement to sell Daniel Measurement and Control, a global leader providing fiscal flow and energy measurement to the oil and gas industry, to Turnspire Capital Partners. The sale demonstrates Emerson’s strategic priority to focus its portfolio and management attention on data-rich, software-enabled technologies in diversified and high growth end markets.

In October 2020, Emerson announced an agreement to acquire Progea Group, an industry-leading provider of industrial internet of things (IIoT), plant analytics, human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technologies.

In August 2020, Emerson announced an agreement to acquire Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI Inc.) for $1.6 billion in an all-cash transaction. Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI Inc.) is a leading operations technology provider that broadens Emerson’s robust software portfolio and ability to help customers in the global power industry, as well as other end markets.