Measurement Specialties - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

Measurement Specialties M&A Summary

Measurement Specialties has acquired 25 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Measurement Specialties’ largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Wema System AS for $115M. Measurement Specialties has acquired in 8 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electronics (60%) and semiconductors (20%).

Measurement Specialties Ownership

Who owns Measurement Specialties?

Measurement Specialties is owned by TE Connectivity. It was acquired on October 9, 2014.

Measurement Specialties Business Overview

Where is Measurement Specialties headquartered?

Measurement Specialties is headquartered in Hampton, Virginia.

How many employees does Measurement Specialties have?

Measurement Specialties has 3,721 employees.

What sector is Measurement Specialties in?

Measurement Specialties is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was Measurement Specialties founded?

Measurement Specialties was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 2

Measurement Specialties, Inc.

1000 Lucas Way,
Hampton, Virginia 23666
United States,
(757) 766-1500
www.meas-spec.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 25 - - - - - 25
vol $463M $463M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wema System AS 2014-05-30 115M USD Add-on Acquisition
Blomsterdalen, Norway · www.wema.no
Sensotherm Temperatursensorik GmbH 2013-09-03 6M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Nuremberg, Germany · www.sensotherm.de
Spectrum Sensors and Controls, Inc. 2013-04-17 51M USD Divestiture
Akron, Ohio · www.specsensors.com
Resistance Temperature Detector Co., Inc.(aka RTD Co.) 2012-10-01 17M USD Divestiture
Ham Lake, Minnesota · www.rtdcompany.com
Cosense, Inc. 2012-04-02 12M USD Add-on Acquisition
Hampton, Virginia · www.cosense.com
Gentech International Ltd. 2011-10-31 10M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Girvan, United Kingdom · www.gentechsensors.com
Celesco Transducer Products, Inc. 2011-09-30 35M USD Divestiture
Chatsworth, California · www.celesco.com
Eureka Environmental, Inc. 2011-07-11 2M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas
Pressure Systems, Inc.(PSI) 2010-09-08 25M USD Divestiture
Hampton, Virginia
Atexis SAS 2009-01-30 5M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Fontenay Tresigny, France · www.atexis.fr
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electronics 15 (60%) 212M (46%) - -
Semiconductors 5 (20%) 92M (20%) - -
Electrical Equipment 2 (8%) 37M (8%) 1 (100%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (8%) 120M (26%) - -
Distribution 1 (4%) 1M (< 1%) - -
Total 25 $463M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 211M - -
  California 4 55M - -
  Virginia 3 54M - -
  Ohio 2 65M - -
  Texas 1 2M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 4M - -
  New Jersey 1 10M - -
  Minnesota 1 17M - -
  Illinois 1 4M - -
France 4 36M - -
Germany 3 14M - -
Ireland 1 38M 1 -
Norway 1 115M - -
Switzerland 1 40M - -
United Kingdom 1 10M - -
Domestic 14 (56%) 211M (46%) - -
Cross-border 11 (44%) 252M (54%) 1 (100%) -
Total 25 $463M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
SSG Capital Advisors
 1
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
< $100M 23 $349M
TOTAL $463M
Largest Wema System AS
$115M (2014-05-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
3 (12%)
Strategic(s)
32%
8 (32%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Test/Measurement Equipment

Revenue

412   2013
(millions of USD)

Employees

3,721

Established

1981

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