Brookfield Completes Acquisition of Chemelex
NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM, TSX:BAM) through one of its private equity funds, together with its listed affiliate Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU, BBUC, TSX:BBU, BBUC)), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Chemelex ("the business") from nVent Electric Plc for a purchase price of $1.7 billion. Chemelex is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of electric heat trace systems, the specialized wiring systems that regulate the temperature of pipes in industrial plants and commercial buildings. With high barriers to entry and strong brand recognition as the inventor of electric heat tracing in 1972, the b
