M&A Deal Summary

Logitech Acquires Jaybird

On April 12, 2016, Logitech acquired electronics company Jaybird for 50M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Logitech’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Logitech’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Logitech’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Logitech’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-12
Target Jaybird
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Logitech
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 50M USD
Advisor(s) Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Financial)

Target

Jaybird

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Jaybird LLC is a provider of wireless audio wearables for sports and active lifestyles.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Logitech

Lausanne, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees8,200
Revenue 4.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Logitech designs, manufactures, and markets cordless products for personal computers, gaming consoles, portable music players, and mobile phones. Logitech was founded in 1981 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 11
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 10
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 8
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-06 TT Design Labs

Chicago, Illinois, United States

TT Design Labs LLC is a smartphone accessories space, focused on human-centric product design.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-15 Saitek

Bristol, United Kingdom

Saitek PLC is a designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics products which work together to improve the user’s multimedia, gaming and communications experiences. Saitek products includes mice, keyboards, headsets, PC gaming controllers, as well as other PC peripherals.

Buy $13M
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