M&A Deal Summary

Halma Acquires Labsphere

On February 7, 2007, Halma acquired test/measurement equipment company Labsphere from X-Rite for 14M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Halma’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Halma’s 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Halma’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Halma’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-07
Target Labsphere
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Halma
Sellers(s) X-Rite
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 14M USD

Target

Labsphere

North Sutton, New Hampshire, United States
Labsphere, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of innovative light testing and measurement products and specialised optical coatings. These high quality devices and materials are used by a wide range of end users, including government and commercial organisations for testing, measuring and calibrating optoelectronic devices against widely accepted National Standards of performance, to conform with regulations or drive technical advances.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Halma

Amersham, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Safety/Security
Employees7,000
Revenue 2.0B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Halma is a UK-based group of technology companies that makes products for hazard detection and life protection. Halma was founded in 1894 and is based in Amersham.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 56
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 19
Year (2007) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 30
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-24 Tritech International

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Tritech Holdings Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of underwater asset monitoring equipment serving, principally, the petrochemical and homeland security sectors. Their underwater positioning and sonar technology instruments are most often fitted to remotely operated vehicles with a variety of applications.

Buy £8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-20 Riester Verwaltungs

Germany

Riester is one of the leading manufacturers of medical diagnostic devices for general practitioner and ENT specialist use. The array of products includes stethoscopes, blood-pressure gauges, othoscopes and ophthalmoscopes in addition to many other devices.

Buy €55M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

X-Rite

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
DESCRIPTION

X-Rite is a provider of in color measurement and color management, offering hardware, software and services for measuring, formulating and matching color. The Company serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical. X-Rite serves customers worldwide from its offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-31 Amazys Holding AG

Regensdorf, Switzerland

Amazys Holding AG is a provider of color measurement solutions for graphic arts, photography, digital imaging, paints, plastics, apparel, textiles and automotive, among other industries.

Buy $280M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-23 Pantone

Carlstadt, New Jersey, United States

Pantone, Inc. is a designer of Pantone matching system, an innovative system for identifying, matching and communicating colors to solve color reproduction problems in the graphic arts market.

Buy $180M
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