nVent buys Maverick Power for $1.75B

nVent agreed to buy data-center power specialist Maverick Power for $1.75 billion, with up to another $550 million tied to 2027–28 performance, according to the transaction announcement. Maverick has about 900 employees and expects roughly $700 million in 2026 revenue, implying an upfront price of about 2.5 times sales; the deal adds low- and medium-voltage distribution to nVent’s portfolio as AI campuses strain the electrical bottleneck. Builders planning capacity should treat switchgear and power-delivery lead times as strategic inputs, not facilities afterthoughts, alongside the archive’s analysis of AI data-center grid pressure.