M&A Deal Summary

KEMET Acquires Evox Rifa Group Oyj

On April 12, 2007, KEMET acquired electronics company Evox Rifa Group Oyj

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KEMET’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is KEMET’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-04-12
Target Evox Rifa Group Oyj
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) KEMET
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Electronics M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-12 EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business

Germany

EPCOS - Tantalum Capacitor Business is a supplier of capacitors, which store, filter and regulate electrical energy and current flow.

Buy €87M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-13 Arcotronics Italia

Bologna, Italy

Arcotronics Italia S.p.A. is a manufacturer of plastic film and metallized plastic film capacitors and wet tantalum capacitors.

Buy $23M