M&A Deal Summary

Johnson Electric Holdings Acquires SAIA-Burgess Controls

On August 1, 2005, Johnson Electric Holdings acquired electrical equipment company SAIA-Burgess Controls for 696M CHF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 4th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Johnson Electric Holdings’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • SAIA-Burgess Controls was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2012 for 130M USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-08-01
Target SAIA-Burgess Controls
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Johnson Electric Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 696M CHF

Target

SAIA-Burgess Controls

Murten, Switzerland
SAIA-Burgess Electronics is a supplier of stepper motors, switches, actuators and electronic controllers. Saia-Burgess Controls has more than 300 employees and serves customers throughout Europe through a network of more than 500 system integrators.

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Buyer

Johnson Electric Holdings

Sha Tin, China
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees30,000
Revenue 3.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Johnson Electric office in Plymouth, Michigan.
Johnson Electric office in Plymouth, Michigan.

Johnson Electric is a provider of electric motors and motion subsystems. It serves a broad range of industries including automotive, building automation and security, business machines, security and aerospace, food and beverage equipment, home technologies, HVAC, industrial equipment, medical devices, personal care, power equipment and power tools. Johnson Electric was founded in 1959 and is based in Sha Tin, China.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-31 Nanomotion

Yokne'am Illit, Israel

NANOMOTION designs and manufactures advanced motion systems, sub-system modules and piezo motor/drive components. Based on proprietary ultrasonic standing wave piezoelectric technology, Nanomotion’s motors and motion systems are suitable for a diversified range of applications from optronics to semiconductor, from medical to metrology and other industrial applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-09 Parlex

Methuen, Massachusetts, United States

Parlex Corporation design and manufacture of flexible,interconnect products. Parlex produces custom flexible circuits and laminated cables utilizing proprietary processes and patented technologies, which are designed to satisfy the unique requirements of a wide range of customers.

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