M&A Deal Summary

Meggitt Acquires Wilcoxon Research

On December 16, 2004, Meggitt acquired energy services and equipment company Wilcoxon Research

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Meggitt’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Meggitt’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Meggitt’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-12-16
Target Wilcoxon Research
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Meggitt
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wilcoxon Research

Germantown, Maryland, United States
Wilcoxon, a private company based in Maryland, makes sensors and wireless networks for industrial condition monitoring applications, including industrial accelerometers and laboratory and test instrumentation.

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Buyer

Meggitt

Coventry, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Engineering
Revenue 1.6B GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Meggitt provides engineering group specialising in extreme environment components and smart sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets. Meggitt was founded in 1947 and is based in Coventry, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 8
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 8
Year (2004) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-07-19 Western Design Howden

Irvine, California, United States

Western Design Howden, Inc. specialises in ammunition handling and environment control equipment for airborne and ground fighting vehicles. Company specialises in free flight aerial marine and ground-based targetry, towed targets and countermeasures, high speed reeling machines and electronic scoring systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-13 Keith Products

Addison, Texas, United States

Keith Products is a vapour cycle air conditioning systems providing cooling, heating and ventilation for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Keith Products has the largest product listing of Supplemental Type Certificates for air conditioning units in the world and is a major supplier to original equipment manufacturers such as Cessna, Learjet, Raytheon, Sikorsky and Eurocopter.

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