Acuity Brands Mergers & Acquisitions

Acuity Brands M&A Summary

Acuity Brands has acquired 24 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Acuity Brands’ largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired QSC for $1.2B. Acuity Brands has acquired in 13 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (63%) and software (21%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity24
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc.

1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300,
Atlanta, Georgia 13200
United States,
(404) 853-1400
www.acuitybrands.com

All (24) Buy (24) Sell (-)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2024-10-24 QSC · Electronics
Costa Mesa, California · www.qsc.com

QSC is a designer and manufacturer of professional audio/video system solutions. With power amplification, loudspeaker, digital signal processing (DSP) and digital mixer engineering resources all located under one roof, it leverages these technologies to deliver products and systems providing compelling solutions for professional installed, portable, production and cinema sound customers worldwide. QSC is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Revenue (mlns) 535 USD
1,215
2.3x REVENUE
Add-on Acquisition

Acuity Brands
Advisors: Allen & Company , Baker & McKenzie

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