M&A Deal Summary

Element Materials Technology Acquires MAR-TEST

On February 1, 2012, Element Materials Technology acquired test/measurement equipment company MAR-TEST

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Element Materials Technology’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Element Materials Technology’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Element Materials Technology’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-02-01
Target MAR-TEST
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Element Materials Technology
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

MAR-TEST

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
MAR-TEST, Inc. is a provider of testing services ranging from materials for jet engines and NASA space vehicles to artificial hip and spinal implants. MAR-TEST was founded in 1970 and is based in Cincinnati. Ohio.

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Buyer

Element Materials Technology

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Element Materials Technology is a provider of testing, inspection, and certification services for a diverse range of products, materials, and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. The company's scientists, engineers, and technologists, working in our global network of over 200 laboratories, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production ensuring their products are safe and sustainable, and achieve market access. Element Materials Technology was formed in 2011 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 38
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 31
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 22
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-05 Detroit Testing Laboratory

Warren, Michigan, United States

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. is a product qualification testing provider.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-31 Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Limited

Hitchin, United Kingdom

MERL has developed into an independent company with thousands of international clients throughout the Oil & Gas, Aerospace, and Land Transportation sectors. Their range of projects include ensuring the safe and reliable use of materials in offshore Oil & Gas exploration, new polymer material for heart valves, and composite materials in aircraft structures.

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