A.O. Smith completes $470M acquisition of Leonard Valve, increasing leverage to 25.7%

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  "company": {
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    "domain": "aosmith.com"
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      "dollar_millions": 470
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    "summary": "A.O. Smith completes $470M acquisition of Leonard Valve, increasing leverage to 25.7%",
    "excerpts": "In the first quarter of 2026, we completed the acquisition of Leonard Valve for $470 million.",
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    "sentiment": "neutral",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000098/aos-20260630.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-07-30",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"aosmith.com","limit":20}'