M&A Deal Summary

Hexagon Acquires AICON 3D Systems

On March 31, 2016, Hexagon acquired technology hardware company AICON 3D Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hexagon’s 4th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Hexagon’s 5th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-31
Target AICON 3D Systems
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Hexagon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AICON 3D Systems

Braunschweig, Germany
AICON 3D Systems GmbH is a provider of optical and portable non-contact 3D measuring systems for industrial manufacturing. AICON technology portfolio includes portable coordinate measuring machines for universal applications and specialised optical 3D measuring systems that enable efficient, high-precision monitoring, quality assurance and control in manufacturing production.

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Buyer

Hexagon

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Information Technology
Employees25,091
Revenue 5.4B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Hexagon is a provider of integrated design, measurement, and visualization technologies. Hexagon was founded in 1975 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 88
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 4 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 41 of 81
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 10
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-23 Forming Technology

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Forming Technology, Inc. is a provider of innovative manufacturing software solutions designed to reduce the development time and material costs of sheet metal components.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-13 Nestix Oy

Oulu, Finland

Nestix Oy is a developer of production control software solutions for the fabrication of pipes and structures used in heavy industry construction (e.g. skyscrapers, large dams, ships, and offshore facilities).

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