CalAmp - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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CalAmp M&A Summary

CalAmp has acquired 13 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 2 assets.

CalAmp’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired LoJack for $134M. CalAmp has acquired in 5 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (39%) and technology hardware (24%).

CalAmp Business Overview

Where is CalAmp headquartered?

CalAmp is headquartered in Irvine, California.

What is CalAmp’s revenue?

CalAmp disclosed revenue of 296M USD for 2022 and 309M USD for 2021.

How many employees does CalAmp have?

CalAmp has 887 employees.

What sector is CalAmp in?

CalAmp is a technology hardware company.

When was CalAmp founded?

CalAmp was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 3

CalAmp

CalAmp Corp.

15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250,
Irvine, California 92618
United States,
(949) 600-5600
www.calamp.com

CalAmp is a provider of wireless communications solutions from an extensive portfolio of devices, scalable cloud service enablement platforms and targeted software applications. CalAmp was founded in 1981 and is based in Irvine, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
vol $439M $439M
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 2 - - - 2
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CalAmp - Guardian, Viper SC+ & Viper SC+ Base Station Products 2021-08-11 - Divestiture
Irvine, California
LoJack Corp. 2021-03-16 - Divestiture
Irvine, California · www.lojack.com
Synovia Solutions LLC 2019-04-15 50M USD Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.synoviasolutions.com
Tantalum Corp. - Tracker 2019-02-26 15M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Car Mart Comunicaciones, SA de CV 2019-02-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Mexico City, Mexico · www.lojack.com.mx
TRACKER Network (UK) Ltd. 2019-02-25 13M USD Add-on Acquisition
Middlesex, United Kingdom · www.tracker.co.uk
LoJack Corp. 2016-02-01 134M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.lojack.com
Radio Satellite Integrators, Inc. 2013-12-18 7M USD Add-on Acquisition
Torrance, California · www.radsat.com
Wireless Matrix Corp. 2012-12-20 53M USD Add-on Acquisition
Herndon, Virginia · www.wirelessmatrix.com
SmartLink Radio Networks, Inc. 2007-03-17 8M USD Add-on Acquisition
Wallingford, Connecticut · www.smartlink.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 5 (38%) 36M (8%) - -
Technology Hardware 3 (23%) 28M (6%) - -
Information Technology 2 (15%) 138M (31%) - -
Safety/Security 1 (8%) 134M (31%) 1 (50%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) 53M (12%) - -
Software 1 (8%) 50M (11%) - -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (50%) -
Total 13 $439M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 346M 2 -
  California 4 233M 2 -
  Virginia 1 53M - -
  Indiana 1 50M - -
  Connecticut 1 8M - -
Canada 2 65M - -
  Quebec 1 46M - -
United Kingdom 2 28M - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Domestic 8 (62%) 346M (79%) 2 (100%) -
Cross-border 5 (38%) 93M (21%) - -
Total 13 $439M 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
1
B. Riley FBR, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $134M
< $100M 10 $305M
TOTAL $439M
Largest LoJack Corp.
$134M (2016-02-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
23%
3 (23%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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