M&A Deal Summary

The Vitec Group Acquires Haigh-Farr

On December 15, 2011, The Vitec Group acquired aerospace company Haigh-Farr

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Vitec Group’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is The Vitec Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Vitec Group’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-12-15
Target Haigh-Farr
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) The Vitec Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Haigh-Farr

Bedford, New Hampshire, United States
Haigh-Farr is the designer and manufacturer of flight-body antennas for leading US government prime contractors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Vitec Group

Richmond, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,800
Revenue 291M GBP (2020)
DESCRIPTION

The Vitec Group is a provider of products and services for the broadcast and video; photographic; and military, aerospace, and government (MAG) markets worldwide. The Vitec Group was founded in 1909 and is based in Richmond, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-07 Lastolite

Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Lastolite Ltd. is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of lighting control accessories and backgrounds for the photo, video and cinema industry. Established in 1986, Lastolite produces highly innovative products for the keen amateur and professional photographer. It is also the owner of the Colorama brand of paper backgrounds.

Buy £10M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-11 Camera Corps

Byfleet, United Kingdom

Camera Corps Ltd. is a provider of speciality remote camera systems used by broadcasters for capturing high quality images, particularly at major sporting events. Camera Corps provides speciality remote camera systems, tracking, support systems and full service facilities to broadcasters. It also develops and manufactures bespoke camera systems in order to deliver high quality broadcast solutions. This includes the Q-Ball which provides high definition images from a small, highly flexible, easy to operate camera system that is being increasingly used in sporting events including the Olympics and reality TV shows such as Big Brother.

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