M&A Deal Summary

Gentex Acquires Aegisound

On October 7, 2015, Gentex acquired safety/security company Aegisound

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gentex’s 3rd transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Gentex’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gentex’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-07
Target Aegisound
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Gentex
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aegisound

Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
Aegisound, LLC is a provider of products that significantly improve hearing protection, safety and communications in high noise environments.

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Buyer

Gentex

Zeeland, Michigan, United States

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Automotive
Employees6,184
Revenue 2.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Gentex's corporate headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan.
Gentex's corporate headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan.

Gentex is a provider of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based lighting-assist and driver-assist systems to the global automotive industry. The Company also provides commercial smoke alarms and signaling devices to the global fire protection market, as well as dimmable aircraft windows for the commercial, business and general aviation markets. Gentex was founded in 1974 and is based in Zeeland, Michigan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 7
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-07 Helmet Integrated Systems

Stranraer, United Kingdom

HISL is a provider of helmets, communications equipment and respiratory protection for civil, defense, security and industrial personnel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-06 Guardian

Tel Aviv, Israel

Guardian is a multi-modal sensor technology designed to provide a comprehensive suite of driver- and cabin-monitoring solutions for the automotive industry. Guardian was founded in 2015 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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