M&A Deal Summary

Acuity Brands Acquires Lighting Control & Design

On January 5, 2009, Acuity Brands acquired electrical equipment company Lighting Control & Design

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acuity Brands’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-01-05
Target Lighting Control & Design
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Acuity Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lighting Control & Design

Chatsworth, California, United States
Lighting Control & Design, Inc. a manufacturer of comprehensive digital lighting controls and software. LC&D offers a wide-breadth of products and services, ranging from lighting dimming and building interfaces to digital thermostats, all within a single, scalable system for numerous applications, including commercial and institutional buildings.

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Buyer

Acuity Brands

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees12,000
Revenue 3.8B USD (2024)
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 3 of 24
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 2 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 24
State: California M&A 1 of 7
Country: United States M&A 3 of 20
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-04 Guardian Networks

Kennesaw,, Georgia, United States

Guardian Networks, Inc.provider of remote asset management software and services that enable utility, municipal and other customers to efficiently monitor and manage facility and infrastructure assets such as lighting systems.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-20 Sensor Switch

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

Sensor Switch, Inc. developer and manufacturer of lighting controls and energy management systems.

Buy $205M