M&A Deal Summary

Measurement Specialties Acquires Pressure Systems

On September 8, 2010, Measurement Specialties acquired electronics company Pressure Systems from Esterline Technologies for 25M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 12th transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Measurement Specialties’ 2nd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-08
Target Pressure Systems
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Measurement Specialties
Sellers(s) Esterline Technologies
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 25M USD

Target

Pressure Systems

Hampton, Virginia, United States
Pressure Systems, Inc. is a provider in pressure sensing instrumentation for the aerospace research industry, and for water monitoring within operational and resource management applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Measurement Specialties

Hampton, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees3,721
Revenue 412M USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Measurement Specialties, Inc. designs and manufactures sensors and sensor-based systems to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics such as measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 25
Sector (Electronics) 12 of 15
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 8
State (Virginia) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 9 of 14
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-30 Atexis SAS

Fontenay Tresigny, France

Atexis SAS is a designer and manufacturer of custom temperature sensors and probes, with operating ranges from - 200C to 2000C. Atexis utilizes NTC, Pt and thermocouple technologies to provide its customers a broad range of temperature sensing solutions across most major end markets.

Buy €5M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-11 Eureka Environmental

Austin, Texas, United States

Eureka Environmental, Inc. is a manufacturer of multi-parameter instruments for in-situ analyses of natural waters worldwide.

Buy $2M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Esterline Technologies

Bellevue, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Aerospace
Employees13,290
Revenue 2.0B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Esterline Technologies Corp. is a specialized manufacturing company serving principally aerospace and defense markets. Esterline management views the company’s businesses in three segments related to its set of core competencies: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-23 Racal Acoustics

London, United Kingdom

Racal Acoustics Ltd., is a provider in the design and manufacture of communications headsets, handsets and audio ancillaries for military applications serving over 100 armed forces branches in 80 countries.

Buy $115M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-30 Eclipse Electronic Systems

Richardson, Texas, United States

Eclipse Electronic Systems, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, embedded digital receiver products and signal processing components.

Buy $120M
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