Acquisition closed
Whirlpool acquires Maytag (2006)
Whirlpool completed the acquisition of Maytag on 31 March 2006 for $1.7 billion.[1]
Whirlpool acquired Maytag for about $1.7 billion including debt, after a contested process in which a private equity group and the Chinese manufacturer Haier had both bid. The Department of Justice reviewed the combination of two of the largest American appliance makers and closed its investigation without challenge.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $1.7 billion (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- Whirlpool
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Maytag
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns Maytag today?
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Whirlpool Corporation Form 8-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 31 March 2006; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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