M&A Deal Summary

KVH Acquires Andrew - Sensor Products Assets

On January 1, 1997, KVH acquired test/measurement equipment company Andrew - Sensor Products Assets from Andrew

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KVH’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is KVH’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is KVH’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-01-01
Target Andrew - Sensor Products Assets
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) KVH
Sellers(s) Andrew
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Andrew - Sensor Products Assets

Westchester, Illinois, United States
Andrew LLC - Sensor Products Assets opens a fiber optic gyro manufacturing facility near Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KVH

Middletown, Rhode Island, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees325
Revenue 132M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

KVH is a provider of in-motion satellite TV and communications systems having designed, manufactured, and sold more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH was founded in 1982 and is based in Middletown, Rhode Island.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (1997) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-08 Virtek Communication AS

Horten, Norway

Virtek specializes in the development and deployment of software known as “middleware” that helps commercial fleets and vessel owners manage the data transmitted to and from their vessels over different satellite communications services

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Andrew

Westchester, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1937
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees9,453
DESCRIPTION

Andrew LLC is a manufacturer of communication equipment's.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (1997) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-01 ScoreBoard

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Wireless network management and spectrum optimization solutions

Buy -