Manufacturer, even after pandemic dip, sold in $4.3 billion deal

New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Illinois-based Middleby Corporation in all-stock deal valued at $4.3 billion.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:54 p.m. April 21, 2021
New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Illinois-based Middleby Corporation in all-stock deal valued at $4.3 billion.
New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Illinois-based Middleby Corporation in all-stock deal valued at $4.3 billion.
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NEW PORT RICHEY — New Port Richey-based Welbilt Inc., a maker of foodservice equipment, has been sold.

 

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