Fundz
New|Fundz now works inside Claude2 min

Discover more near‑term opportunities with better event intelligence.

Fundz combines its own real-time funding and M&A intelligence with executive moves, hiring shifts and other company changes, weighs each signal against your ideal customer profile, and delivers a ranked daily shortlist with the context and decision maker to contact. Now it answers in Claude too: ask for today’s leads, then write the note in the same window.

Trusted by

OracleSnowflakeCloudflareLinkedInGoogleSalesforce
4.8/5 on G2· Since 2015

ABB to acquire Rotork for GBP 4.14 billion

PRIVATESep 30, 2026

Acquiring Company

ABB

Acquired Company

Rotork

ZurichBathArtificial Intelligence

Description

ABB has received approval to acquire Rotork plc in a GBP 4.14 billion cash deal. The transaction, which offers GBP 506.00 per share, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. This acquisition will enhance ABB's capabilities in the industrial automation sector.

Company Information

Company

ABB

Location

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

ABB is a global technology company specializing in electrification, robotics, automation, and digitalization. It serves various sectors including utilities, industry, transport, and infrastructure. The company aims to drive innovation for a sustainable future.

Fundz sees it the moment ABB makes an acquisition, hires an exec or expands, usually minutes after it happens, and tells you who to reach.

Predictive Intelligence
Strategic

ML-powered predictions for ABB's next move

Learn about Strategic plan

Frequently asked

Who acquired Rotork?

Rotork was acquired by ABB, based in Zurich. The deal was reported on September 30, 2026. ABB is a global technology company specializing in electrification, robotics, automation, and digitalization. It serves various sectors including utilities, industry, transport, and infrastructure. ABB is privately held and operates in Artificial Intelligence.

When did ABB acquire Rotork?

ABB's acquisition of Rotork was reported on September 30, 2026. ABB has received approval to acquire Rotork plc in a GBP 4.14 billion cash deal. The transaction, which offers GBP 506.00 per share, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. Fundz records the date the transaction was first publicly reported, sourced from filings and company announcements.

What does Rotork do?

Rotork PLC is a leading flow-control and instrumentation specialist recognized for its precision actuators and valve controls. The company provides solutions for critical applications in energy, water, and industrial processing plants globally. It is privately held, and is based in Bath.

This company was part of an acquisition. Fundz tracks who bought whom, and who to call on both sides.

145 of these a day, filtered to the companies you pick. $29 a month, billed annually, and if it does not pay for itself in a year we refund it.

5 screens from a live account. No signup.

Fundz is a real-time business intelligence platform powered by agentic AI that proactively delivers personalized daily signals, including funding rounds, executive changes, M&A activity, 13F institutional filings, SEC 8-K events, investor activity, and website modifications, based on each user's watchlist and ICP. A trusted data source at firms such as BlackRock, Oracle, Kleiner Perkins, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, Fundz democratizes the institutional-grade intelligence that previously required a PitchBook or Bloomberg terminal. Features include FundzWatch™ for automated website change detection, Daily Briefing for AI-powered daily briefings, and unified cross-signal alerts across 281,000+ organizations. Developers and data teams can access these signals programmatically via the Fundz Funding Data API, with transparent published pricing.