Emerson Completes Sale of Remaining Interest in Copeland to Blackstone

ST. LOUIS and NEW YORK (August 13, 2024) – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced today that it has completed the sale of its remaining interest in the Copeland joint venture, the 40% common equity ownership stake, to private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”).

As a standalone company focused on serving the global HVAC and refrigeration market, Copeland’s product portfolio includes market-leading compressors, controls, thermostats, valves, software and monitoring solutions for residential, commercial and industrial customers.

About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a global technology and software company providing innovative solutions for the world’s essential industries. Through its leading automation portfolio, including its majority stake in AspenTech, Emerson helps hybrid, process and discrete manufacturers optimize operations, protect personnel, reduce emissions and achieve their sustainability goals. For more information, visit  Emerson.com. 

About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical may be “forward-looking” statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Emerson undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include the scope, duration and ultimate impacts of the Russia-Ukraine and other global conflicts, as well as economic and currency conditions, market demand, pricing, protection of intellectual property, cybersecurity, tariffs, competitive and technological factors, inflation, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The outlook contained herein represents the Company's expectation for its consolidated results, other than as noted herein.

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Contacts

For Emerson:
Investors:
Colleen Mettler
(314) 553-2197

For Blackstone:
Matt Anderson
[email protected]
(212) 390-2472

Media:
Joseph Sala / Greg Klassen
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449