M&A Deal Summary

Black Box Acquires Quanta Systems

On October 5, 2009, Black Box acquired safety/security company Quanta Systems from Tiburon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Black Box’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Black Box’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Black Box’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-10-05
Target Quanta Systems
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Black Box
Sellers(s) Tiburon
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Quanta Systems

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Quanta Systems LLC is a provider of wide variety of security products and services to the federal Government and to commercial customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Black Box

Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,631
Revenue 856M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Black Box Corp. is a digital solutions provider dedicated to helping customers design, build, manage and secure their IT infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and approximately 3,000 team members. Black Box Corp. was established in 1976 and is headquartered in Lawrence, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 24
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 19 of 23
Year (2009) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-30 Scottel Voice & Data

Culver City, California, United States

Scottel Voice & Data, Inc. is a provider of voice and data installation services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-27 CBS Technologies

Islandia, New York, United States

CBS Technologies Corp. is a full-service telecommunications company that designs, integrates and maintains communications systems.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tiburon

San Ramon, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Tiburon is a provider of automated public safety and security solutions to meet the demanding and complex needs of law enforcement, fire and rescue and corrections agencies for state, local, Federal and international agencies. Tiburon offers fully integrated solutions including computer aided dispatch, records management, mobile data and communications, field reporting and corrections management solutions.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2009) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Norment Security Group

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Norment is a detention contractor, and the security group includes the successful brands of Airteq®, Trentech® and ECS®. Airteq® manufactures security locks, sliding devices, and door hardware. Trentech® and ECS® provide custom designed and fabricated electronic security systems. In addition, Norment is a leader in facility maintenance and service operations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-13 Total Enforcement

Melville, New York, United States

Total Enforcement is an advanced, fully integrated, automated law enforcement records management and computer aided dispatch solution.

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