M&A Deal Summary

AMETEK Acquires Zygo

On June 5, 2014, AMETEK acquired electrical equipment company Zygo for 280M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AMETEK’s 9th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is AMETEK’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AMETEK’s 38th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AMETEK’s 2nd transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-05
Target Zygo
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) AMETEK
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 280M USD

Target

Zygo

Middlefield, Connecticut, United States
Zygo is a supplier of optical metrology instruments, precision optics and electro-optical design and manufacturing services serving customers in the semiconductor equipment, bio-medical, scientific and industrial markets.

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Buyer

AMETEK

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1930
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees21,500
Revenue 6.9B USD (2024)
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 45 of 74
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 9 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 40 of 67
State: Connecticut M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 38 of 60
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 38
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-10 VTI Instruments

Irvine, California, United States

VTI Instruments designs, manufactures and distributes modular test and measurement equipment to a worldwide customer-base. Headquartered in Irvine, California, VTI’s instruments are used in the aerospace, defense, medical, pharmaceutical and wireless industries to evaluate the performance of complex products and systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-05 Amptek

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Amptek, Inc. is a provider in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art nuclear instrumentation for the satellite, x-ray and gamma ray detection, laboratory, analytical, and portable instrumentation industries.

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