M&A Deal Summary

Littelfuse Acquires Carling Technologies

On October 20, 2021, Littelfuse acquired electrical equipment company Carling Technologies for 315M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Littelfuse’s 9th transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Littelfuse’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Littelfuse’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Littelfuse’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-20
Target Carling Technologies
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Littelfuse
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 315M USD

Target

Carling Technologies

Plainville, Connecticut, United States
Carling Technologies engages in switching, circuit protection, and power distribution technologies predominately serving the on-/off-highway vehicle, marine, and datacom/telecom infrastructure markets. Carling Technologies was founded in 1920 and is based in Plainville, Connecticut.

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Buyer

Littelfuse

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Electronics
Employees16,000
Revenue 2.4B USD (2023)
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 24 of 27
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 9 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 21
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 15
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-28 Hartland Controls

Rock Falls, Illinois, United States

Hartland Controls LLC is a provider of electrical system components to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning market, as well as other industrial end markets. Hartland Controls was founded in 2002 and is based in Rock Falls, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-08 C&K

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

C&K is a producer of electromechanical switches to companies that design, manufacture and distribute electronics products. C&K is a global provider of critical, highly-engineered electromechanical switches and interface technology solutions for essential applications in industrial, transportation, aerospace, and datacom products, and other industries. C&K was founded in 1928 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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