M&A Deal Summary

Brady Acquires StrandWare

On November 9, 2001, Brady acquired software company StrandWare

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brady’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Brady’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brady’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-11-09
Target StrandWare
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Brady
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

StrandWare

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
StrandWare, Inc., designs, develops and markets bar-code, label-design, and data-collection software for industrial and business tracking applications such as asset management, time and attendance, and inventory control. Its PC-based products, including Label Matrix (R), BackTrack (R), Quick Draw (R), Bar Code Publisher (R) and Bar Code Library software, feature full graphic design capabilities and support for all common bar-code-label printers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brady

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1914
Sector Safety/Security
Employees5,600
Revenue 1.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Entrance to Brady's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brady is a global manufacturer and supplier of identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products and people. Brady was founded in 1914 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 42
Sector (Software) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 42
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 19
Year (2001) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-11-09 Safety Signs Service

Perth, Australia

Safety Signs Service, is a manufacturer and marketer of safety products to mining and other industries in Western Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-04-08 Temtec

Suffern, New York, United States

Temtec, Inc., is a specialty printing company specializing in security applications utilizing patented Visually Changing Paper technology.

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