M&A Deal Summary

ATS Acquires CIM

On June 2, 2021, ATS acquired information technology company CIM

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ATS’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is ATS’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-02
Target CIM
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) ATS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CIM

Dublin 11, Ireland
CIM is a system integrator with a focus on industrial automation. The company offers a full spectrum of automation-related services including system development, upgrades, technical support, project management, and validation consultancy. CIM was founded in 2003 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ATS

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Engineering
Employees7,500
Revenue 2.5B CAD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Automation Tooling Systems facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Automation Tooling Systems facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

ATS is a designer, builder and installer of manufacturing solutions. ATS uses its knowledge and global capabilities to serve the sophisticated automation systems' needs of multinational customers in industries such as consumer products & electronics, energy, life sciences and transportation. ATS was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Cambridge, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 13
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 BioDot

Irvine, California, United States

BioDot, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated ultralow volume fluid dispensing systems. BioDot's wide range of platforms serves customers from R&D through high volume manufacturing in the industrial, diagnostic, life science, and medical product markets BioDot was founded in 1994 and is based in Irvine, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-06 BLSG

Garching bei München, Germany

BLSG offers a broad spectrum of consulting services with a focus on process engineering and operational excellence serving a blue-chip customer base in the automotive, logistics, medical devices, and food & beverage sectors. BLSG was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

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