Add-on Acquisition • Test/Measurement Equipment

Cohu Acquires Kita Manufacturing Co.

On November 15, 2016, Cohu acquired test/measurement equipment company Kita Manufacturing Co. for 15M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Cohu’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Cohu’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cohu’s 1st transaction in Japan.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 15, 2016
Target Kita Manufacturing Co.
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Cohu
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 15M USD

Target Company

Kita Manufacturing Co.

Sennan City, Japan
Kita Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based company that designs, manufactures and sells spring probe contacts used in final test contactors, probe cards, PCB test boards and connectors sold to customers worldwide.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Cohu

Poway, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees2,986
Revenue 401M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cohu is a provider of test handling, thermal subsystems, package inspection, contactors and MEMS test equipment solutions used by the semiconductor industry. Cohu was founded in 1947 and is based in Poway, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition 3 of 7
Country: Japan 1 of 1
Year: 2016 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-16 Fisher Research Laboratory

El Paso, Texas, United States

Fisher Research Laboratory is a metal detector company, providing high quality detectors. Fisher's product lines include pipe and line tracers, valve and box locators, acoustic leak detectors, hobby metal detectors, walk-through security metal detectors, and hand-held weapons scanners.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-08 Xcerra

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Xcerra is a global provider of focused, cost-optimized ATE solutions designed to enable customers to implement best-in-class test strategies to maximize their profitability. Xcerra was founded in 1976 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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