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Doosan Infracore Completes Acquisition of Bobcat, and More12-12-07 | News
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Doosan Infracore Completes Acquisition of Bobcat, and More




Doosan Infracore headquarters in Suwanee, Ga.

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Doosan said that the three entities will operate as individual businesses of Doosan Infracore International, a US-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, and will be known as Bobcat, Doosan Infracore Portable Power (formerly Ingersoll Rand Utility Equipment), and DII Attachments (formerly Ingersoll Rand Attachments).

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With operations in China, Belgium, France and the Czech Republic and across the United States, the addition of these businesses will expand and strengthen our global manufacturing and sales networks, enabling us to reach more customers with a broader product portfolio than ever before.?EUR??,,????'?????<

As announced on July 29, 2007, Doosan Infracore has paid $4.9 billion for Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses in the largest overseas acquisition in Korea?EUR??,,????'?????<

With the completion of this transaction, Doosan Infracore becomes one of the top 10 global manufacturers of construction and utility equipment and related attachments in terms of pro forma sales, which will be abotu $7.5 billion. The company will now have a combined network of over 3,500 dealers worldwide and 20 manufacturing plants in the United States, Europe and China.

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