M&A Deal Summary

ESAM Acquires Silicon Forest Electronics

On March 31, 2021, ESAM acquired electrical equipment company Silicon Forest Electronics from VergePointe Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ESAM’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is ESAM’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is ESAM’s 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-03-31
Target Silicon Forest Electronics
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) ESAM
Sellers(s) VergePointe Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

Silicon Forest Electronics

Vancouver, Washington, United States
Silicon Forest Electronics provides the aerospace, medical, defense, unmanned systems, and industrial markets with printed circuit board assembly services and box build-system integration services. SFE, a build-to-print contract manufacturer, holds AS9100 and ISO 13485 certifications, and NADCAP accreditation for the process and quality control systems. Silicon Forest Electronics was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Washington.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ESAM

Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

ESAM is a provider of Electronic Manufacturing Services. ESAM provides build-to-print manufacturing services of wire/cable assemblies and harnesses electronic, electro-mechanical, and electro-pneumatic sub-assemblies; along with complete instruments and equipment. DFM, DFT, cost reduction, and reverse engineering are among the engineering services ESAM also offers to its customers. ESAM specializes in medical devices, military, aerospace, capital equipment, green energy, transportation, and instrumentation applications. ESAM was founded in 1974 and is based in Grants Pass, Oregon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Bay Computer Associates

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

Bay Computer Associates provides engineering and design services for the industrial, medical, energy, communications, and electronics industries. Bay Computer Associates was founded in 1990 and is based in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 EEI Manufacturing

Clearwater, Florida, United States

EEI Manufacturing is a provider of supply chain solutions company that provides mission-critical products, distribution and training services for aerospace, department of defense, and homeland security applications. EEI Manufacturing was founded in 1993 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

VergePointe Capital is a private equity firm that looks to acquire majority or minority positions in profitable mid-sized companies in the Western US with up to $50 million of revenue. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, family successions, recapitalizations and growth equity financings. Sectors of interest include consumer products, manufacturing, and distribution. VergePointe Capital is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-25 Crimson Trace

Wilsonville, Oregon, United States

Crimson Trace Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of laser sights for firearms, and also offers grip-integrated laser sights for guns.

Sell $95M