Two Firms Help Blackstone Buy 55% Emerson Climate Tech Stake

Nov. 1, 2022, 10:50 AM UTC

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is advising Blackstone Inc. on the private equity firm’s agreement to buy a controlling stake in Emerson Electric Co.’s climate technologies unit.

Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising St. Louis-based Emerson in the deal, which values the climate business at about $14 billion and is expected to close in 2023’s first half.

Emerson will receive upfront, pre-tax cash proceeds of around $9.5 billion while keeping a 45% stake in the company, which sells Copeland brand compressors used in heating and cooling equipment, according to a statement.

The business, which also includes Emerson’s products and services for ...

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