M&A Deal Summary

Littelfuse Acquires ACCEL AB

On June 1, 2012, Littelfuse acquired electronics company ACCEL AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Littelfuse’s 4th transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Littelfuse’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-06-01
Target ACCEL AB
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Littelfuse
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ACCEL AB

Vänersborg, Sweden
ACCEL is a manufacturer of advanced electromechanical products, including sensors and switches, primarily for the automotive industry.

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Buyer

Littelfuse

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Electronics
Employees16,000
Revenue 2.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Littelfuse is a provider of circuit protection with growing global platforms in power control and sensing. The company serves customers in electronics, automotive and industrial markets with technologies including fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors. Littelfuse was founded in 1927 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 28
Sector: Electronics M&A 4 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 22
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-05 Selco A/S

Roskilde, Denmark

Selco engages in development of extremely reliable electrical products for the marine industry and has earned a reputation for quality and value. Selco collaborated on many basic industry standards and today is a preferred supplier for many of the world's leading ship builders and land-based power generation operations. Selco products are available as standard or custom designed products to meet customer needs. Selco is ISO 9001-certified.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-15 Hamlin

Lake Mills, Wisconsin, United States

Hamlin Electronics is a leader in sensor technology, providing standard products and custom solutions for leading global manufacturers in the automotive and other industries. The company's product line includes reed, hall-effect, inductive and its newly-developed PWG linear sensing technologies, as well as switches and relays.

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