M&A Deal Summary

EXFO Acquires Burleigh Instruments

On November 6, 2000, EXFO acquired test/measurement equipment company Burleigh Instruments for 275M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EXFO’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is EXFO’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EXFO’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is EXFO’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-11-06
Target Burleigh Instruments
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) EXFO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 275M USD

Target

Burleigh Instruments

Victor, New York, United States
Burleigh Instruments, Inc. is a provider of DWDM wavelength measurement equipment and precision positioning equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EXFO

Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,814
Revenue 267M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

EXFO is a provider of next-generation test, service assurance and end-to-end quality of experience solutions for mobile and fixed network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. EXFO’s intelligent solutions with contextually relevant analytics improve end-user quality of experience, enhance network performance and drive operational efficiencies throughout the network and service delivery lifecycle. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, VoLTE, IMS, video, Ethernet/IP, SNMP, OTN, FTTx, xDSL and various optical technologies accounting for more than 38% of the global portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO was founded in 1985 and is based in Quebec, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 14
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 13
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-03-06 EFOS

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

EFOS, Inc. is a manufacture of light-based adhesive spot curing technologies as well as curing process control for the global optical component manufacturing market.

Buy $122M