{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"159924","rtpr_id":"nWkr7Rr09s-20261005","ticker":"ADDTB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["ADDTB"],"title":"Addtech acquires Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-10-05T06:00:05.066Z","article_body":"Addtech\nAddtech Industry, a business area within the Addtech Group, has today signed\nan agreement to acquire 82 percent of the shares in Mechanical Power\nTransmission Ltd (\"MPT\").\n\nMPT, operating under the DePe Gear brand, manufactures custom-engineered\ngears, transmissions, and mechanical driveline components for demanding\nindustrial applications. The company's customers operate in sectors including\ndefence, energy, rail, aerospace, and mining. Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent,\nUnited Kingdom, MPT employs 57 people and has an annual sale of around GBP 10\nmillion.\n\nThe closing took place 2 October and is estimated to have a marginal positive\neffect on Addtech’s earnings per share during the current financial year.\n\nStockholm, October 5, 2026\n\nAddtech AB (publ)\n\nFor further information, please contact\nNiklas Stenberg, President of Addtech AB, +46 8 470 49 00\nDaniel Prelevic, Business Area Manager, Addtech Industry, +46 703 09 93 29\n\nAddtech is a technical solutions group that provides technological and\neconomic value added in the link between manufacturers and customers. Addtech\noperates in selected niches in the market for advanced technology products and\nsolutions. Its customers primarily operate in the manufacturing industry and\ninfrastructure. Addtech has about 4,900 employees in more than 150\nsubsidiaries that operate under their own brands. The Group has annual sales\nof about SEK 23 billion. Addtech is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.\n\nThe information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the\ncontact persons set out above, on October 5, 2026, at 8.00 a.m. (CEST).\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/addtech/r/addtech-acquires-mechanical-power-transmission-ltd%2Cc4404299\n\nAddtech acquires Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/3619/4404299/4301013.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr7Rr09s-20261005","title":"Addtech acquires Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd","author":"Cision","ticker":"ADDTB","created":"2026-10-05T06:00:05.066Z","tickers":["ADDTB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"Addtech\nAddtech Industry, a business area within the Addtech Group, has today signed\nan agreement to acquire 82 percent of the shares in Mechanical Power\nTransmission Ltd (\"MPT\").\n\nMPT, operating under the DePe Gear brand, manufactures custom-engineered\ngears, transmissions, and mechanical driveline components for demanding\nindustrial applications. The company's customers operate in sectors including\ndefence, energy, rail, aerospace, and mining. Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent,\nUnited Kingdom, MPT employs 57 people and has an annual sale of around GBP 10\nmillion.\n\nThe closing took place 2 October and is estimated to have a marginal positive\neffect on Addtech’s earnings per share during the current financial year.\n\nStockholm, October 5, 2026\n\nAddtech AB (publ)\n\nFor further information, please contact\nNiklas Stenberg, President of Addtech AB, +46 8 470 49 00\nDaniel Prelevic, Business Area Manager, Addtech Industry, +46 703 09 93 29\n\nAddtech is a technical solutions group that provides technological and\neconomic value added in the link between manufacturers and customers. Addtech\noperates in selected niches in the market for advanced technology products and\nsolutions. Its customers primarily operate in the manufacturing industry and\ninfrastructure. Addtech has about 4,900 employees in more than 150\nsubsidiaries that operate under their own brands. The Group has annual sales\nof about SEK 23 billion. Addtech is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.\n\nThe information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the\ncontact persons set out above, on October 5, 2026, at 8.00 a.m. (CEST).\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/addtech/r/addtech-acquires-mechanical-power-transmission-ltd%2Cc4404299\n\nAddtech acquires Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/3619/4404299/4301013.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-05T06:00:05.159149833Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791180005159},"received_at":"2026-10-05T06:00:05.208Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/addtech/r/addtech-acquires-mechanical-power-transmission-ltd%2Cc4404299"},"analysis":{"id":"148502","press_release_id":"159924","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Trading Companies & Distributors","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"Addtech Industry signed an agreement to acquire 82% of Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd, a UK maker of custom-engineered gears and driveline components under the DePe Gear brand.\n\nMPT, based in Stoke-on-Trent with 57 employees and roughly GBP 10 million in annual sales, serves defence, energy, rail, aerospace, and mining customers.\n\nThe deal closed on 2 October and is expected to have a marginal positive effect on Addtech's EPS in the current financial year.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine bolt-on M&A adding niche industrial driveline capability to Addtech Industry."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":0,"customDimensions":{"closing_date":"2 October 2026","stake_acquired":"82%","target_employees":57,"target_annual_sales":"GBP 10 million"}},"quotedText":"The closing took place 2 October and is estimated to have a marginal positive effect on Addtech’s earnings per share during the current financial year.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Niklas Stenberg","role":"President of Addtech AB"},{"name":"Daniel Prelevic","role":"Business Area Manager, Addtech Industry"}],"products":["DePe Gear"],"companies":[{"name":"Addtech AB","ticker":"ADDTB","relationship":"acquirer"},{"name":"Mechanical Power Transmission Ltd (MPT)","relationship":"target"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"GBP 10 million","context":"MPT annual sales"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Bolt-on acquisition of an 82% stake in a ~GBP 10 million revenue UK company by a group with ~SEK 23 billion in sales. 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