M&A Deal Summary

Endress + Hauser Holding Ag Acquires Kaiser Optical Systems

On August 30, 2013, Endress + Hauser Holding Ag acquired electronics company Kaiser Optical Systems from Rockwell Collins

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Endress + Hauser Holding Ag’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Endress + Hauser Holding Ag’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Endress + Hauser Holding Ag’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-08-30
Target Kaiser Optical Systems
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Endress + Hauser Holding Ag
Sellers(s) Rockwell Collins
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Kaiser Optical Systems

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc. is a provider in spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Endress + Hauser Holding Ag

Reinach, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Distribution
Employees10,066
DESCRIPTION

Endress+Hauser AG supplies industrial measurement and automation equipment, services, and solutions for industrial process engineering in Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Houston, Texas, United States

SpectraSensors is a technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, and was incorporated in 1999. SpectraSensors solutions and technologies revolutionize the measurement and monitoring of chemical concentrations in vapor and liquid in a variety of industries such as Environmental, Energy, Water, and Chemical Process Monitoring.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Jena, Germany

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rockwell Collins

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Electronics
Employees19,500
Revenue 5.3B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Rockwell Collins is a developer and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation and training is delivered by a global workforce, and a service and support network that crosses 27 countries. Rockwell Collins was founded in 1933 and is based in Cedar Rapids, lowa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

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