Tomkins plc

Tomkins plc is a multinational engineering company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its largest division is Industrial & Automotive, which is a major supplier of automotive components and trades primarily under the Dexter Axle, Gates, Ideal Clamp Products and Schrader Electronics brands. Its Building Products division is a major supplier of air distribution products and systems and bath products and trades primarily under the Aquatic brand. In July 2010 Tomkins was acquired by a Canadian consortium of private equity firm Onex Corporation and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. In July 2014, The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest buyout firm, agreed to acquire The Gates Corporation, the largest division of Tomkins plc from Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $5.4 billion.