M&A Deal Summary

Dyson Acquires Sakti3

On October 19, 2015, Dyson acquired electrical equipment company Sakti3 from Beringea for 90M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dyson’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Dyson’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dyson’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-19
Target Sakti3
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Dyson
Sellers(s) Beringea
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 90M USD

Target

Sakti3

Ann Arbor, United States
website
Sakti3, Inc. is a developer of high performance solid state lithium-ion rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and portable electronics.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dyson

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Dyson Ltd. is a manufacturer of vacuum clearners.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Beringea

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 715M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Beringea LLP is a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented company investments in the Midwest US and the UK. Beringea looks to invest $2 to $10 million of equity or junior capital in profitable companies with 5 million and higher in revenue. Funds are used to support business expansions and growth, ownership transitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalization, and refinancings. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally seeks businesses with proven business models and defensible market positions. Beringea was formed in 1988 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 39
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 25
Country (United States) 5 of 16
Year (2015) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-14 Cogora

London, United Kingdom

Cogora Ltd. is one of the UK’s major full-service healthcare marketing agencies. Cogora sits at the heart of a highly engaged community of over 220,000 healthcare professionals.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

mophie, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of power and storage solutions for mobile devices. The Company was formed in 2005 and is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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