Osborne Clarke advises Rotork plc on its sale of Rotork Midland and Rotork Instruments to Dacke Industri AB
Published on 17th March 2026
International law firm Osborne Clarke has advised FTSE 250 global engineering group Rotork plc on the sale of two of its subsidiaries – Rotork Midland Limited in the UK and Rotork Instruments Italy Srl in Italy – to subsidiaries of Swedish industrial group Dacke Industri AB.
The deal was executed by a multi-disciplinary Osborne Clarke team across the UK and Italy, combining their corporate, commercial, tax and employment expertise. The firm's cross-border teams worked together to support Rotork on the negotiation of the key commercial terms of the transaction and the separation of the businesses from the wider Rotork group, including negotiating transitional arrangements to ensure continuity of operations following completion.
Our involvement in this transaction highlights Osborne Clarke's ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional carve-out deals for major listed companies, bringing together specialists across our offices to deliver cross-border transactions smoothly and in line with our clients' strategic objectives. We are delighted to have worked with Rotork again and we wish both businesses every success as they enter their next chapter under Dacke Industri's ownership.
It was a pleasure to work with Louise and the Osborne Clarke team on this transaction. Divesting these non-core businesses allows Rotork to focus more intently on our strategic priorities, and Osborne Clarke's cross-functional expertise and pragmatic guidance helped drive the deal to a successful close.
The Osborne Clarke team advising Rotork was led in the UK by partner Louise Grzasko (Corporate), supported by senior associate Andrew Massey (Corporate), associate Gemma Boucher (Corporate), senior associate Emma Harris (Commercial) and senior associate Rohesia Vince Brown (Tax).
In Italy, the team was composed of partner Filippo Palmieri (Corporate), senior associate Luigi Achille (Corporate), associate Giuliano Giaquinto (Corporate), partner Pietro Scianna (Employment), senior associate Giuliana Caira (Employment), partner Claudio Grisanti (Tax) and associate Luigi Marsella (Tax).
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