Add-on Acquisition • Technology Hardware

Mercury Acquires CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A.

On November 3, 2016, Mercury acquired technology hardware company CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A. for 38M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Mercury’s 3rd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
This is Mercury’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Mercury’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	November 3, 2016
Target	CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A.
Sector	Technology Hardware
Buyer(s)	Mercury
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	38M USD

Target Company

CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A.

Geneva, Switzerland

CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A. is a provider of embedded solutions for military and aerospace mission-critical computing applications. CES specializes in the design, development and manufacture of safety-certifiable product and subsystems solutions including: primary flight control units, flight test computers, mission computers, command and control processors, graphics and video processing and avionics-certified Ethernet and IO.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Mercury

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1981
Sector	Electronics
Employees	2,364
Revenue	835M USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Mercury is a high-tech commercial provider of secure and sensor processing subsystems that power critical defense and intelligence applications. Mercury was formed in 1981 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	9 of 17
Sector: Technology Hardware	3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition	7 of 15
Country: Switzerland	1 of 1
Year: 2016	3 of 3
Size (of disclosed)	10 of 11

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2016-04-28	Microsemi Corp - Embedded Security RF Business United States Microsemi Corp - Embedded Security, RF and Microwave, and Custom Microelectronics Businesses ) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for aerospace & defense.	Buy	$300M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2016-04-28

Microsemi Corp - Embedded Security RF Business

United States

Microsemi Corp - Embedded Security, RF and Microwave, and Custom Microelectronics Businesses ) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for aerospace & defense.

Buy

$300M

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2017-04-03	Delta Microwave Oxnard, California, United States Delta Microwave, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high-value radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave subassemblies and components for the military, aerospace and space markets. Delta’s products are routinely selected over competitors due to their compact and complex packaged form factors and integrated functionality. Delta Microwave, Inc. was established in 1973 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.	Buy	$41M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2017-04-03

Delta Microwave

Oxnard, California, United States

Delta Microwave, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high-value radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave subassemblies and components for the military, aerospace and space markets. Delta’s products are routinely selected over competitors due to their compact and complex packaged form factors and integrated functionality. Delta Microwave, Inc. was established in 1973 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.

Buy

$41M

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