Black+Decker is owned by Stanley Black & Decker (the United States, NYSE: SWK), which acquired the brand on 12 March 2010 from Black & Decker Corporation, as part of a $4.5 billion deal that also included DeWalt.[1][2] Before Stanley Black & Decker, Black+Decker was owned by Black & Decker Corporation from 1910 to 2010.[2]
Black & Decker patented the pistol-grip trigger drill in 1917, the form every power drill has taken since. The consumer brand now covers household power tools and small kitchen appliances at accessible prices.
Stanley Black & Decker is a publicly listed company headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1843. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SWK.
Stanley Black & Decker was formed in 2010 by the merger of a Connecticut hand tool maker founded in 1843 with a Maryland power tool company founded in 1910 that had built the first portable electric drill with a pistol grip and trigger.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Black+Decker is not one of them.
Stanley Works and The Black & Decker Corporation merged in an all-stock transaction to form Stanley Black & Decker, combining the largest hand tool business in the United States with one of the largest power tool businesses.
The parent company of Black+Decker is Stanley Black & Decker, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Black+Decker American?
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Yes. Black+Decker originated in the United States in 1910 and its owner, Stanley Black & Decker, is also headquartered in the United States.
When did Stanley Black & Decker buy Black+Decker?
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Stanley Black & Decker completed its acquisition of Black+Decker on 12 March 2010, after announcing the deal on 2 November 2009. The deal, which also included DeWalt, was valued at $4.5 billion.
Who owned Black+Decker before Stanley Black & Decker?
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Before Stanley Black & Decker, Black+Decker was owned by Black & Decker Corporation from 1910 until 2010.
Is Black+Decker still owned by Stanley Black & Decker?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Black+Decker is still owned by Stanley Black & Decker. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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