M&A Deal Summary

AMETEK Acquires Pacific Design Technologies

On September 4, 2019, AMETEK acquired aerospace company Pacific Design Technologies for 125M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AMETEK’s 8th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is AMETEK’s 23rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AMETEK’s 53rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is AMETEK’s 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-09-04
Target Pacific Design Technologies
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) AMETEK
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 125M USD

Target

Pacific Design Technologies

Goleta, California, United States
Pacific Design Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures a complete range of custom-engineered, liquid cooling systems and components used in a broad set of current and next-generation commercial aerospace, defense and space platforms. Pacific Design Technologies is based in Goleta, California.

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Buyer

AMETEK

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1930
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees21,500
Revenue 6.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to AMETEK's headquarters in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Entrance to AMETEK's headquarters in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

AMETEK is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. AMETEK was founded in 1930 and is based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 62 of 72
Sector (Aerospace) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 56 of 65
State (California) 8 of 10
Country (United States) 53 of 59
Year (2019) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 23 of 37
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-27 Spectro Scientific

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Spectro Scientific, Inc. is a provider of machine condition monitoring solutions for critical assets in high-value industrial applications. Spectro provides both lab-based and onsite instrumentation, consumables and cloud-based software analytics to help customers determine and monitor the condition of fluids in mission-critical equipment. Spectro Scientific, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Buy $190M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-27 Gatan International

Pleasanton, California, United States

Gatan, Inc. is a manufacturer of instrumentation and software used to enhance and extend the operation and performance of electron microscopes. Gatan was founded in 1964 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Buy $925M
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