M&A Deal Summary

ESCO Technologies Acquires Aclara Software

On November 30, 2005, ESCO Technologies acquired software company Aclara Software from Perseus for 29M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ESCO Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ESCO Technologies’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ESCO Technologies’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ESCO Technologies’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-11-30
Target Aclara Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ESCO Technologies
Sellers(s) Perseus
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 29M USD

Target

Aclara Software

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
Aclara Software, Inc. is an energy consumers via their browser based software with companies, products, and services that help them conserve energy and lower their energy bills. Nexus also creates unique e-business solutions for utilities that want to develop or improve customer support systems by supplying critical tools and information that help consumers deal with the complexity of energy decisions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ESCO Technologies

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees2,894
Revenue 956M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

ESCO Technologies is a proven supplier of special purpose utility solutions for electric, gas and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications and fully automated intelligent instrumentation. In addition, the Company provides engineered filtration products to the aviation, space, and process markets worldwide. ESCO Technologies was founded in 1990 and is Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 17
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 16
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 11
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-03 Doble Engineering Company

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Doble offers diagnostic instruments, services, and the world's premier library of statistically significant apparatus test results for the benefit of energy generation, transmission, delivery companies and industrial power users worldwide.

Buy $319M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Perseus

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Category Merchant Bank
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Perseus is a private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments. Perseus looks businesses operating with proven management, strong brands, and 'powerful intellectual property'. Sectors of interest include biotechnology, medical devices, branded consumer products, business services, information technology, communications, and energy/environmental service companies. Perseus was formed in 1995 and maintains offices in Washington DC, New York City, and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 31
Sector (Software) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 22
State (Massachusetts) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 13 of 26
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 Haggar

Farmers Branch, Texas, United States

Haggar is a manufacturer of men’s fine dress pants and slacks into one of the recognized apparel brands in the market. Haggar was founded in 1926 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy $212M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-16 Westport

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Westport is a provider of advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. Westport Innovations develops technologies to allow commercial fleet engines to use clean-burning fuels, such as liquefied and compressed natural gas, hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas. Westport was founded in 1995 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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