M&A Deal Summary

KEMET Acquires EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business

On December 12, 2005, KEMET acquired electronics company EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business from EPCOS AG for 87M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KEMET’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is KEMET’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KEMET’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-12
Target EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) KEMET
Sellers(s) EPCOS AG
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 87M EUR

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EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business

Germany
EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business is a supplier of capacitors, which store, filter and regulate electrical energy and current flow.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KEMET

Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees14,950
Revenue 1.4B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to KEMET's corporate headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Entrance to KEMET's corporate headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

KEMET is a global manufacturer of a wide variety of capacitors. KEMET's product offerings include tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid and electrolytic aluminum, and film capacitors. The Company's product line consists of nearly 5 million distinct part configurations distinguished by various attributes, such as dielectric (or insulating) material, configuration, encapsulation, capacitance (at various tolerances), voltage, performance characteristics, and packaging. KEMET was formed in 1919 and is based in Simpsonville, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-12 Evox Rifa Group Oyj

Espoo, Finland

Evox Rifa Group Oyj is a manufacturer of passive electronic components, specializing in plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EPCOS AG

Munich, Germany

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Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Electronics
Employees23,619
DESCRIPTION

EPCOS AG is a manufactures over 40,000 products, comprising a range of passive electronic components.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-22 Tronic’s Microsystems SA

Crolles, France

Tronic’s Microsystems SA designs, manufactures and markets high value-added MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) for medical, telecom, aerospace/defense and instrument applications. Tronic’s Microsystems was formed in 1977 and is based in France.

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