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MSA Safety acquisitions, on the record
The businesses MSA Safety bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC ("MSA LLC")Word for word“On January 5, 2023, the Company divested Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC ("MSA LLC"), a wholly owned subsidiary that holds legacy product liability claims relating to coal dust, asbestos, silica, and other exposures, to a joint venture between R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. and Obra Capital, Inc. (the "Purchaser") The transaction is subject to risks related to counterparty commercial risk as well as agreement enforcement and interpretation.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | On January 5, 2023 | — |
M&C TechGroup and its affiliated companies ("M&C")Word for word“On May 6, 2025, we acquired M&C TechGroup and its affiliated companies ("M&C") in a transaction valued at approximately $189 million, net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | May 6, 2025 | approximately $189 million, net of cash acquired |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $18.2 million | $10.5 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $216.3 million | $74.5 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2019-12-31 | $33.2 million | $19.9 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2021-12-31 | $392.4 million | $199.5 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2025-12-31 | $189.3 million | $91.6 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-05-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-04-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-05-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-06-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from MSA Safety’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.