M&A Deal Summary

Checkpoint Systems Acquires SIDEP

On November 12, 2007, Checkpoint Systems acquired electronics company SIDEP for 37M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Checkpoint Systems’ 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Checkpoint Systems’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Checkpoint Systems’ 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-12
Target SIDEP
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Checkpoint Systems
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 37M USD

Target

SIDEP

China
SIDEP is a provider of Radio Frequency (RF) Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) products.

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Buyer

Checkpoint Systems

Thorofare, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Safety/Security
Employees4,894
Revenue 605M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. is a supplier of retail shrink management solutions. Checkpoint's global team helps retailers and their suppliers reduce theft, increase inventory visibility and provide consumers with greater merchandise availability through the company's rapidly evolving RF technology, expanding shrink management offerings and Check-Net labeling solutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: China M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-14 ADS Worldwide

Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom

ADS is an established supplier of tags, labels and trim to apparel manufacturers, retailers and brands around the world. With operations in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, India and Turkey, ADS employs more than 235 people worldwide.

Buy $9M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-23 OATSystems

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

OATSystems, Inc. is a provider of RFID-based application software and middleware.

Buy -