M&A Deal Summary

Acuity Brands Acquires Horizon Control

On August 16, 2011, Acuity Brands acquired electrical equipment company Horizon Control

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 8th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 2nd transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-16
Target Horizon Control
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Acuity Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Horizon Control

Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Horizon Control, Inc. is a lighting control research and development company specializing in PC-based lighting control systems. For over 15 years, Horizon Control and its management team have developed and licensed products to the entertainment and architectural lighting control markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Acuity Brands

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees12,000
Revenue 4.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Acuity Brands is a provider of lighting solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications. The Company's lighting solutions are sold under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Peerless, Gotham, Mark Architectural Lighting. Acuity Brands was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 24
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 8 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 24
State (Georgia) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 20
Year (2011) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-12 Healthcare Lighting

Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States

Healthcare Lighting, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of lighting systems for the healthcare industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-05 Pathway Connectivity

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pathway Connectivity, Inc., (“Pathway”). Pathway is a manufacturer of networked data communications and interface equipment for architectural and entertainment lighting control applications world-wide.

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