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Brian Bernard
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

3M Expands Personal Safety Portfolio With $2B Acquisition of Johnson Controls’ Scott Safety

We do not expect a material change to our fair value estimate of $167 per share after wide-moat 3M’s agreement to acquire Johnson Controls’ Scott Safety for $2 billion, or 13 times trailing 12-month EBITDA. A maker of respirators and gas detection systems, Scott’s products add to 3M’s growing personal safety platform. The deal comes nearly two years after 3M paid $2.5 billion, or 14 times EBITDA, to acquire Capital Safety, a manufacturer of fall-protection harnesses. Together, Capital Safety and...
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Johnson Controls International plc

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Morningstar
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