Clearfield - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Clearfield M&A Summary

Clearfield has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Clearfield’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Nestor Cables for $23M. Clearfield has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (50%) and technology hardware (50%).

Clearfield Business Overview

Where is Clearfield headquartered?

Clearfield is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

What is Clearfield’s revenue?

Clearfield disclosed revenue of 269M USD for 2023 and 271M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Clearfield have?

Clearfield has 400 employees.

What sector is Clearfield in?

Clearfield is a technology hardware company.

When was Clearfield founded?

Clearfield was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 3

Clearfield

Clearfield, Inc.

7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Suite 100 Brooklyn Park,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55428
United States,
(763) 476-6866
www.seeclearfield.com

Clearfield is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of fiber optic management, protection and delivery products for communications networks. Clearfield was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 - - 1 - - 2
vol $10M $23M $33M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Nestor Cables Ltd. 2022-05-17 23M USD Add-on Acquisition
Oulu, Finland · www.nestorcables.com
Calix, Inc. - Outdoor Powered Cabinet Product 2018-02-21 10M USD Divestiture
Petaluma, California
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 1 (50%) 23M (69%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (50%) 10M (31%) - -
Total 2 $33M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Finland 1 23M - -
United States 1 10M - -
  California 1 10M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) 10M (31%) - -
Cross-border 1 (50%) 23M (69%) - -
Total 2 $33M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Needham & Co. LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Ballard Spahr
 1
Avance Attorney
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $33M
TOTAL $33M
Largest Nestor Cables Ltd.
$23M (2022-05-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Revenue

269   1% 2023
271   93% 2022
141   52% 2021
93   10% 2020
85   9% 2019
78   6% 2018
74   2% 2017
75   25% 2016
60   4% 2015
58   2014
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

400

Established

1979

Public

NASDAQ: CLFD

Former Name

APA Enterprises, Inc.

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