M&A Deal Summary

Intertek Acquires Entela

On May 10, 2004, Intertek acquired business services company Entela for 27M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intertek’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Intertek’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Intertek’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Intertek’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-05-10
Target Entela
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Intertek
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 27M USD

Target

Entela

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Entela, Inc. is a automotive testing, product certification and systems registration company with an extensive range of industry accreditations. Its strength in the automotive market, both in electrical and electronic automotive parts testing.

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Buyer

Intertek

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1885
Sector Business Services
Employees43,597
Revenue 3.3B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Intertek provides global testing, inspection, and certification services. The Company provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in each of their operations. Intertek was founded in 1885 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 91
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 42
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 73
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 29
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 45
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-12-17 AMTAC Certification Services

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

AMTAC Certification Services Ltd. is a provider of quality and management systems audits and certification services to global medical device manufacturers, importers and retailers.

Buy £1M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-03 PARC Technical Services

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

PARC Technical Services, Inc. is a petroleum and chemical process and automotive engine testing services company. PARC operates pilot plants that simulate oil refineries, automotive test engines for the performance testing of oils and lubricants and other specialised services for the petroleum, synthetic fuels, chemical and catalyst industries. PARC brings new specialist technology to Caleb Brett that complements the existing outsourcing strategy and Caleb Brett will provide PARC with the resources and global infrastructure to grow internationally.

Buy $7M
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