M&A Deal Summary

HORIBA Acquires Photon Technology International

On February 10, 2014, HORIBA acquired test/measurement equipment company Photon Technology International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HORIBA’s 2nd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is HORIBA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is HORIBA’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-02-10
Target Photon Technology International
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) HORIBA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Photon Technology International

Edison, New Jersey, United States
Photon Technology International, Inc. is a supplier of fluorescence spectroscopy research instrumentation, serving the university and research labs, industrial and biomedical markets. PTI is the world leader in microscopy based fluorometers, especially for ion imaging, in part due to a long-standing research and development collaboration with a prestigious laboratory in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada.

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Buyer

HORIBA

Kyoto, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees8,665
Revenue 290.6B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

HORIBA provides an extensive array of instruments and systems for applications ranging from automotive R&D, process and environmental monitoring, in-vitro medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing and metrology, to a broad range of scientific R&D and QC measurements. Proven quality and trustworthy performance have established widespread confidence in the HORIBA Brand. HORIBA was founded in 1945 and is based in Kyoto, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-18 Dürr - Development Test Systems Busines

Germany

Dürr - Development Test Systems Busines is a supplier of test systems for vehicle development such as engine and transmission test stands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-14 MIRA

Nuneaton, United Kingdom

MIRA Ltd. is a provider of various testing, product design and development research services, including next-generation transportation technology, to the automotive, aerospace, railway and other industrial sectors. MIRA has a high speed circuit and special test tracks which reproduce various traffic conditions, along with a broad spectrum of test facilities. MIRA’s business areas include vehicle engineering consultancy, vehicle testing services, and on-site R&D facility leasing. In addition to serving clients in the UK, MIRA is expanding its business globally, with increasing demand from the automotive industry in Japan, America, Europe and Asia in recent years.

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