M&A Deal Summary

Trimble Acquires Apache Technologies

On March 21, 2005, Trimble acquired electronics company Apache Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trimble’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Trimble’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trimble’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-03-21
Target Apache Technologies
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Trimble
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Apache Technologies

Dayton, Ohio, United States
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Apache Technologies, Inc., designs, manufactures, and distributes construction and agricultural laser products for leveling and alignment.

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Buyer

Trimble

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Technology
Employees11,402
Revenue 3.7B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Trimble is a provider of location-based solutions. The Company integrates its positioning expertise in GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide an array of commercial solutions. Trimble's technology serves a variety of industries including agriculture, engineering and construction, transportation and wireless communications infrastructure. Trimble was founded in 1978 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 105
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 92
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 57
Year (2005) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-21 Pacific Crest

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Pacific Crest Corp., is a manufacturer of wireless communication equipment designed for position centric and environmental applications. Pacific Crest maintains a strong international presence in the GPS survey and environmental monitoring industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-20 MobileTech Solutions

Dallas, Texas, United States

MobileTech Solutions, Inc., provides a complete solution-hardware, software, and services-for field workforce management. MobileTech integrates the mobile system for the DSD operation into host systems, routing systems, sales information systems, or other decision support systems clients have chosen for their organization.

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