M&A Deal Summary

Amphenol Acquires Teradyne Connection Systems

On October 10, 2005, Amphenol acquired electrical equipment company Teradyne Connection Systems from Teradyne for 390M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amphenol’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Amphenol’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amphenol’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amphenol’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-10-10
Target Teradyne Connection Systems
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Amphenol
Sellers(s) Teradyne
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 390M USD

Target

Teradyne Connection Systems

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Teradyne Connection Systems (TCS) is a supplier of high-speed, high-density connectors, high-performance printed circuit boards and backplane interconnect systems. TCS sells its products primarily to the data communications, storage and server, wireless infrastructure and industrial markets. TCS has facilities in North America, Europe and Asia and employs approximately 2250 people.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amphenol

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1932
Sector Electronics
Employees95,000
Revenue 12.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Amphenol is a producer of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems. Amphenol products are engineered and manufactured in the Americas, Europe and Asia and sold by a worldwide sales and marketing organization. The primary end markets for the Company's products are communication systems for the converging technologies of voice, video and data communications, industrial/automotive and military/aerospace applications. Amphenol was incorporated in 1932 and is based in Wallingford, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 28
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 20
Year (2005) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-01 SV Microwave

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

SV Microwave engineers and manufactures connectors and components for the RF and Microwave industries. SV Microwave has a long history of proven special custom designs of RF/microwave connectors, cable assemblies and passive components designed for both military and commercial applications.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-03 Amphenol Alden Products Company

Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

Amphenol Alden Products Company, Inc is a manufacturer of custom cable assemblies, connectors and complete interconnect solutions for medical, industrial, military, communications.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Teradyne

North Reading, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees5,500
Revenue 2.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Teradyne's corporate headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts.
Teradyne's corporate headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts.

Teradyne is a supplier and producer of testing equipment. Teradyne's products are used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronic systems which serve consumer, communications, industrial and government customers. Teradyne was formed in 1960 and is based in North Reading, Massachusetts. Teradyne was founded in 1960 and is based in North Reading, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-02 GenRad

Westford, Massachusetts, United States

GenRad Inc. is a provider of electronics testing and production solutions serving original equipment (OEM) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) markets. GenRad's customers manufacture a wide range of advanced technology products ranging from computer, telecommunications and broadband networking devices to wireless products and enterprise hardware.

Buy $260M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-24 Nextest Systems

San Jose, California, United States

Nextest Systems Corp. develops and produces automatic test equipment for high-performance logic and memory devices for the semiconductor industry.

Buy $325M
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