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Briggs & Stratton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., of Port Washington, WI, for $227.5 million.
Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation, July, 2004
Briggs & Stratton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., of Port Washington, WI, lot $227.5 million. Simplicity manufactures outdoor power equipment for consumers and professionals under the brand names Simplicity, Snapper, Ferris, and Giant-Vat.
Milwaukee, WI-based Briggs and Stratton is the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. The transaction is expected to close early next year.
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