
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) said Monday it will acquire Hydra-Stop LLC, a U.S.-based maker of specialty valve solutions, in a $290 million cash deal. After factoring in about $50 million in expected tax benefits, the net transaction value comes to roughly $240 million.
Hydra-Stop, currently owned by Madison Industries, employs just over 50 people at its Burr Ridge, Illinois headquarters and generates nearly all its sales in the U.S.