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Chart Industries, Inc.

NYSE: GTLS/Baker Hughes CompanyNasdaq: BKR

Baker Hughes Completes Acquisition of Chart Industries

Closedhigh confidence

Key takeaways

  • Expected close: Jul 16, 2026.

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

Per-share offer

Premium

Days to close

13d overdue

Jul 16, 2026

Term fee

Consideration
AnnouncedJul 16, 2026
Days outstanding12d
Expected closeJul 16, 2026
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing condition
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Jul 16, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

  6. Expected close

    Jul 16, 2026


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote date
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.


Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

No closing-condition data extracted.


Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

No advisor data on record for this deal.


Filing Timelineevery filing on this issuer
  1. Jul 16, 202612d agothis filing

    Baker Hughes Completes Acquisition of Chart Industries


Sources

Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ: BKR) completed its acquisition of Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) on July 16, 2026, creating a strategic combination to enhance Baker Hughes' industrial energy solutions portfolio. Chart will operate as a new reporting segment within Baker Hughes, with expected $325 million in annualized cost synergies by year three. The transaction represents a major milestone in Baker Hughes' transformation into a higher-value, leading industrialized energy solutions company with expanded capabilities in air and gas handling, thermal management, and lifecycle services.

Item id: a4baee3d-2a61-4fde-989f-5dc6231fde69 · ingested Jul 16, 2026