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CASE STUDY: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

UTC Divested Forney to The Washington Post Company

UTC Divested Forney to The Washington Post Company

United Technologies has sold Forney to The Washington Post Company

TARGET

Forney Corporation

INDUSTRIES

Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Machinery

TRANSACTION TYPE

Corporate Divestiture

GEOGRAPHY

Texas, USA

SITUATION

Seale & Associates was retained by UTC to advise on the sale of its subsidiary company, Forney Corporation, as part of the parent company’s long-term portfolio transformation to focus on its core of aerospace and building systems and products, while moving away from non-core industries and service-focused businesses.

OUTCOME

The process resulted in a successful sale to Graham Holdings (formerly The Washington Post Company), an Arlington, Virginia based diversified investment holding firm whose principal operations include educational services, television broadcasting, cable systems and online, print and local TV news.

Seale has consistently delivered while supporting our non-core divestitures

"Seale has consistently delivered while supporting our non-core divestitures. Their diligence has helped us successfully complete several complex transactions around the world."

Bill Striebe
Vice President of Business Development, UTC Building & Industrial Systems

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