Chart Industries, Flowserve combine to create leader in industrial process technologies
ATLANTA & DALLAS — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Chart Industries, Inc. and Flowserve Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion based on the exchange ratio and the closing share prices for Chart and Flowserve as of June 3, 2025. Additional information can be found at ChartFlowserve.com, a new joint website dedicated to the merger.
With an installed base of more than 5.5 million assets in more than 50 countries, the combined company will address the full customer lifecycle from process design through aftermarket support. The combined company generated net revenue of approximately $8.8 billion on a combined LTM basis as of the end of Q1 2025, drawn from diverse, high-growth, attractive end markets, including approximately $3.7 billion1 in aftermarket services revenue, representing approximately 42% of combined revenue.
Under the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, at the closing of the transaction Chart shareholders will receive 3.165 shares of Flowserve common stock for each share of Chart common stock owned. Following the close of the transaction, Chart shareholders will own approximately 53.5% and Flowserve shareholders will own approximately 46.5% of the combined company, on a fully diluted basis.
“Combining Chart and Flowserve creates a comprehensive solutions platform, with the financial strength and resilience to continue driving growth and long-term value,” said Jill Evanko, president and CEO of Chart. “Together we will provide a complete system of capabilities from front-end engineering design to mission critical equipment through aftermarket and servicing, delivering high-quality, value-added solutions to an expanded, global customer base. With robust cash flow, meaningful synergies, and greater aftermarket growth opportunities, the combined company will be ideally positioned to deliver superior and lasting value to its shareholders.”
“The merger will create a differentiated leader with the scale and resilience to meet the significant demand for comprehensive industrial process technologies and services,” said Scott Rowe, president and CEO of Flowserve. “Chart’s and Flowserve’s highly complementary businesses will strengthen our ability to meet our customers’ needs, empower innovation and drive long-term, sustainable growth. The combined company will operate across diversified end markets with further exposure to premium, high-growth areas and a substantial aftermarket franchise – resulting in increased commercial opportunities. I am confident that together, we will capitalize on long-term value creation for our customers, partners, shareholders and combined global team.”
Strategic and financial benefits
- Comprehensive suite of world-class, differentiated solutions. The combination brings together Chart’s leading expertise in process technologies across compression, thermal, cryogenic and specialty solutions and Flowserve’s leading capabilities in flow management. Combining digital platforms that underpin this full suite of solutions will enable further opportunities to differentiate solutions, offering a comprehensive digital overlay, including monitoring and predictive capabilities.
- Diversified and attractive end markets. The combined company will have leading capabilities across General Industrial, Industrial Gases, Data Centers, Space, Transportation, Nutrition, Carbon Capture, Energy, Power Generation, Nuclear, Chemical, Liquid Natural Gas, Water, and Mining and Minerals. The combined company will be more predictable and resilient.
- Expanded aftermarket franchise. The combined company will have significant recurring revenue streams, with a global installed base of more than 5.5 million assets and 42% of total combined revenue from aftermarket and service. Chart and Flowserve expect to grow the aftermarket businesses by offering enhanced services and solutions to customers through an expanded global installed base and broad geographic reach.
- Upside from significant cost and commercial synergies. The combination is expected to generate approximately $300 million of annual cost synergies within three years following the transaction close, primarily from materials and procurement savings, roofline consolidation, organizational efficiencies, and elimination of duplicate public company costs. The companies also expect to deliver commercial revenue synergies over time representing at least an incremental 2% growth on the combined company’s revenue.
- Committed to investment grade balance sheet with strong cash flow profile. The combination is expected to be meaningfully accretive to the combined company’s Adjusted EPS in the first year following closing. The combined company is expected to have a leverage ratio of 2.0x net debt to adjusted EBITDA at close. On a combined basis, Chart and Flowserve generated $1.8 billion of cash flow2,3 over the 12 months ended March 31, 2025. This strong financial profile will support a balanced capital allocation strategy, deleveraging, prioritizing growth investments, and capital returns. The combined company expects to pay a quarterly dividend consistent with Flowserve’s historical per share payout levels and expects to generate additional interest expense savings.
Upon closing, the combined company’s Board will comprise 12 directors, six of whom will be from Chart and six from Flowserve. Ms. Evanko will serve as the Chair of the combined company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Rowe will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, and John Garrison will serve as Lead Independent Director of the combined company’s Board.
Following the closing of the transaction, the combined company will have its headquarters in Dallas and expects to maintain a presence in Atlanta and Houston, supported by a global footprint across more than 50 countries. The combined company will assume a new name and brand following close.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to approval of shareholders of both Chart and Flowserve, the receipt of regulatory approvals, and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
