Add-on Acquisition • Manufacturing

KEMET Acquires Arcotronics Italia

On August 13, 2007, KEMET acquired manufacturer Arcotronics Italia for 23M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is KEMET’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is KEMET’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KEMET’s 1st transaction in Italy.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 13, 2007
Target Arcotronics Italia
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) KEMET
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 23M USD

Target Company

Arcotronics Italia

Bologna, Italy
Arcotronics Italia S.p.A. is a manufacturer of plastic film and metallized plastic film capacitors and wet tantalum capacitors.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

KEMET

Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees14,950
Revenue 1.4B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to KEMET's corporate headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Entrance to KEMET's corporate headquarters in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

KEMET is a global manufacturer of a wide variety of capacitors. KEMET's product offerings include tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid and electrolytic aluminum, and film capacitors. The Company's product line consists of nearly 5 million distinct part configurations distinguished by various attributes, such as dielectric (or insulating) material, configuration, encapsulation, capacitance (at various tolerances), voltage, performance characteristics, and packaging. KEMET was formed in 1919 and is based in Simpsonville, Georgia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Manufacturing 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 4
Country: Italy 1 of 1
Year: 2007 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-12 Evox Rifa Group Oyj

Espoo, Finland

Evox Rifa Group Oyj is a manufacturer of passive electronic components, specializing in plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-15 KEMET - Specialty Capacitor Product Line

United States

KEMET-Specialty Capacitor Product Line, a specialty capacitor (wet tantalum) product line.

Sell $35M