M&A Deal Summary

Emerson Network Power Acquires Avtron LoadBank

On March 16, 2012, Emerson Network Power acquired electrical equipment company Avtron LoadBank from MPE Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerson Network Power’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Emerson Network Power’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Emerson Network Power’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-03-16
Target Avtron LoadBank
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Emerson Network Power
Sellers(s) MPE Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Avtron LoadBank

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Avtron LoadBank, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of highquality resistive and reactive load banks, neutral grounding resistors, and industrial power resistors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emerson Network Power

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Emerson Network Power, Inc. is a provider of uninterruptible power, power distribution, and enclosure solutions; DC power, distribution, control, and monitoring systems.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-28 Aperture Technologies

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Aperture Technologies, Inc. is a developer and delivers enterprise software solutions.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MPE Partners

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MPE Partners is a Midwest based investment firm principally focused private equity investments throughout North America. MPE has a preference for buyouts and recapitalizations of lower middle-market, family and entrepreneur owned businesses. The Firm looks for stand-alone companies operating in the 'high-value' manufacturing or business services sectors. MPE seeks businesses with at least $5 million of EBITDA and valued up to $250 million. MPE Partners is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 59
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 16 of 28
State: Ohio M&A 3 of 9
Country: United States M&A 34 of 57
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-10 Phillips & Temro

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Phillips & Temro is a supplier of highly engineered diesel and gasoline engine components with an emerging presence in electric and hybrid electric vehicle platforms. Phillips & Temro was founded in 1920 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-26 Scioderm

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Scioderm, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to address diseases with high unmet need, including rare diseases.

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