M&A Deal Summary

AEA Investors Acquires Rees Scientific

On November 4, 2022, private equity firm AEA Investors acquired electronics company Rees Scientific

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AEA Investors’ 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 99th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEA Investors’ 7th transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-11-04
Target Rees Scientific
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) AEA Investors
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Rees Scientific

Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Rees Scientific is a provider of automated environmental monitoring solutions to the high-end life sciences market. From Pharmaceutical to Blood Banking, Biomedical Research to Biotech and Hospitals, Rees Scientific has become the standard by which other monitoring systems are judged. Rees Scientific was founded in 1982 and is based in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Buyer

AEA Investors

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AEA Investors is a private investment firm focused on investing in and acquiring businesses headquartered primarily in the US, Europe, and China. AEA looks for companies operating in stable to growing industries with a proven ability to generate positive cash-flow. Broad sectors of interest include value-added industrial products/services, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and services. In addition to its primary middle-market private equity fund, AEA maintains additional funds targeted towards mezzanine financing, senior secured debt, and small business buyouts. AEA Investors was formed in 1968 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 113 of 119
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 36 of 38
State (New Jersey) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 99 of 104
Year (2022) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-06 RED

London, United Kingdom

RED is a SAP-focused global specialist IT staffing firm focused on temporary contract placements, permanent recruitment and executive recruitment. RED also provides services within resource budgeting; onsite, offshore, and nearshore recruitment change management and training solutions. RED was founded in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-06 Scan Global Logistics

Hvidovre, Denmark

Scan Global Logistics is an international asset-light freight forwarding and logistics platform that helps its customers purchase and coordinate the movement of freight across various transportation modes ocean, air, truck and geographies. Scan Global Logistics was founded in 2006 and is based in Hvidovre, Denmark. ,

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