M&A Deal Summary

ESCO Technologies Acquires Doble Engineering Company

On December 3, 2007, ESCO Technologies acquired test/measurement equipment company Doble Engineering Company for 319M USD

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-12-03
Target Doble Engineering Company
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) ESCO Technologies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 319M USD
Advisor(s) Bigelow (Financial)
Goodwin Procter (Legal)

Target

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.

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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 2 of 17
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 16
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 11
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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