M&A Deal Summary

Measurement Specialties Acquires Celesco Transducer Products

On September 30, 2011, Measurement Specialties acquired electrical equipment company Celesco Transducer Products from Tedea for 35M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-30
Target Celesco Transducer Products
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Measurement Specialties
Sellers(s) Tedea
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 35M USD

Target

Celesco Transducer Products

Chatsworth, California, United States
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Celesco Transducer Products, Inc. is a designer and manufactures a wide range of linear and rotary measurement transducers that set the standard for easy and reliable position measurement.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Measurement Specialties

Hampton, Virginia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees3,721
Revenue 412M USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Measurement Specialties, Inc. designs and manufactures sensors and sensor-based systems to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics such as measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 25
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 8
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 11 of 14
Year (2011) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-11 Eureka Environmental

Austin, Texas, United States

Eureka Environmental, Inc. is a manufacturer of multi-parameter instruments for in-situ analyses of natural waters worldwide.

Buy $2M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-31 Gentech International

Girvan, United Kingdom

Gentech International Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of position sensors used largely for tank liquid level measurement, including urea tank level in heavy truck SCR systems.

Buy £7M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tedea

Herzliya, Israel

website


Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees55
DESCRIPTION

Tedea is a manufacturer of linear position sensors and rotary position sensors for commercial, industrial, and testing applications. Tedea was founded in 1969 and is based in Herzliya, Israel.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1