M&A Deal Summary

Mad Catz Acquires Saitek

On November 14, 2007, Mad Catz acquired technology hardware company Saitek for 30M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mad Catz’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Mad Catz’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mad Catz’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Saitek was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2016 for 13M USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-11-14
Target Saitek
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Mad Catz
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 30M USD

Target

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.

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Buyer

Mad Catz

San Diego, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees151
Revenue 134M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a provider of interactive entertainment products marketed under its Mad Catz® (gaming) and Tritton® (audio) brands. Mad Catz products cater to gamers across multiple platforms including in-home gaming consoles, handheld gaming consoles, Windows PC and Mac® computers, smart phones, tablets and other smart devices. Mad Catz Interactive was established in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Technology Hardware) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2007) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-07 Joytech Europe

Windsor, United Kingdom

Joytech Europe Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of video game peripherals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-01 TRITTON Technologies

San Diego, California, United States

TRITTON Technologies, Inc. is a provider of gaming audio headsets, high-performance multimedia consumer electronics and computer peripherals. TRITTON was established in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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