Investment Summary

Crestview Partners Exits Elo Touch

On August 5, 2025, Zebra invested in technology hardware company Elo Touch from Crestview Partners for 1.3B USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is Zebra’s 10th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Zebra’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zebra’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zebra’s 5th transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-08-05
Target Elo Touch
Sector Technology Hardware
Investor(s) Zebra
Sellers(s) Crestview Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.3B USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co. (Financial)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

Elo Touch

Milpitas, California, United States
Elo Touch is a global provider and manufacturer of touch screen systems and components for enterprise customers. Elo Touch was founded in 1971 and is based in Milpitas, California.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Zebra

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees9,900
Revenue 5.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Zebra's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Entrance to Zebra's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Zebra is a manufacturer of thermal barcode label and receipt printers, RFID smart label printer/encoders, card and kiosk printers. Zebra was founded in 1969 and is based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 23
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 10 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 20 of 20
State: California M&A 5 of 5
Country: United States M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-24 Xemelgo

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Xemelgo provides real-time visibility solutions that simplify operations and deliver actionable insights with the power of IoT, cloud, and RFID technology. Xemelgo is based in Bellevue, Washington.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Crestview Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crestview Partners is a private equity firm focused on challenging investment situations. Crestview targets opportunities across a broad range of industries, with a special interest in asset management, media, healthcare and financial service companies. The Firm looks to commit $100 to $250 million of equity capital in transactions valued between $500 million and $3 billion. Crestview Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 28
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 13
State: California M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 20 of 20
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-21 Hornblower Group

San Francisco, California, United States

 Hornblower Group provides experiences and transportation services under two premier experience divisions: City Experiences, its land- and water-based experiences as well as ferry and transportation services; and Journey Beyond, Australia's leading experiential travel group. The group's portfolio of international offerings includes water-based experiences (dining and sightseeing cruises), land-based experiences (walking tours, food tours, and excursions), overnight experiences (cruises and railways), and ferry and transportation services. Hornblower Group was founded in 1980 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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