Baker Hughes Closes Sale of Precision, Sensors & Instrumentation Product Line to Crane Company
- Transaction strengthens balance sheet and liquidity with cash proceeds of $1.15 billion before customary closing adjustments
HOUSTON and LONDON, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR, "the Company")), an energy technology company, announced Monday the successful closing of the sale of its Precision Sensors & Instrumentation (PSI) product line to Crane Company (NYSE:CR, "Crane")). PSI includes the Druck, Panametrics and Reuter-Stokes brands, and the Company had announced the divesture in July 2025.
With the recently announced formation of a joint venture for its surface pressure control product line, these transactions represent an important milestone in Baker Hughes' value-creation strategy, reinforcing the Company's commitment to disciplined portfolio management, operational execution and capital efficiency. The transactions enhance earnings and cash flow durability, enable the redeployment of capital toward higher-return opportunities, and provide cash proceeds to further strengthen the balance sheet, all within a rigorous, returns-focused approach to capital allocation.
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