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JVCKENWOOD Acquires EF Johnson Technologies

On January 31, 2014, JVCKENWOOD acquired communications company EF Johnson Technologies from Francisco Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JVCKENWOOD’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is JVCKENWOOD’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is JVCKENWOOD’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-31
Target EF Johnson Technologies
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) JVCKENWOOD
Sellers(s) Francisco Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)

Target

EF Johnson Technologies

Irving, Texas, United States
EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. focuses on innovating, developing and marketing the highest quality secure communications solutions to organizations whose mission is to protect and save lives. The Company’s customers include first responders in public safety and public service, the federal government, and industrial organizations. The Company’s products are marketed under the EFJohnson, 3e Technologies International, and Transcrypt International names and are Made in America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JVCKENWOOD

Yokohama, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Consumer Products
Employees15,151
Revenue 370.3B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

JVCKENWOOD is a global manufacturer specializing in electronics and entertainment products. JVCKENWOOD was founded in 1927 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 88
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 18 of 55
State: Texas M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 23 of 73
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 6
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Centricity Contingent Staffing is a provider of human capital management solutions to the healthcare industry including time and attendance, staffing and scheduling, patient classification, payroll, human resource, productivity management and education tracking software.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Herzliya, Israel

NSO Group develops technology that helps government intelligence and law enforcement agencies prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save lives. NSO Group was founded in 2010 and is based in Herzliya, Israel.

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