M&A Deal Summary

Murata Manufacturing Acquires VTI Technologies Oy

On October 11, 2011, Murata Manufacturing acquired technology hardware company VTI Technologies Oy from EQT for 195M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Murata Manufacturing’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Murata Manufacturing’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Murata Manufacturing’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-11
Target VTI Technologies Oy
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Murata Manufacturing
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 195M USD

Target

VTI Technologies Oy

Vantaa, Finland
VTI Technologies is the global market leader in the design and production of silicon capacitive acceleration and pressure sensors for automotive and industrial applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Murata Manufacturing

Nagaokakyo-Shi, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1944
Sector Electronics
Employees73,165
Revenue 1.64T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Murata Manufacturing is a manufacturer of electronic components. Murata Manufacturing was founded in 1944 and is based in Nagaokakyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
Country (Finland) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-15 Murata Manufacturing - Trimming Potentiometer Business

United States

Murata Manufacturing - Trimming Potentiometer Business is a manufacturer of electronic components.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 50.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 178
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 70
Country (Finland) 7 of 14
Year (2011) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 38 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-03 Peregrine Midstream Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Peregrine Midstream Partners is a midstream oil and gas company that owns and operates Ryckman Creek, a depleted natural gas reservoir in Wyoming, US. Ryckman Creek is directly connected to 5 pipelines providing direct access to key consumer markets. Peregrine Midstream Partners was founded in 2009 and is bases in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-18 Axplora

Raubling, Germany

Axplora is a producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients for various indications for renowned pharmaceutical companies as well as manufacturers of generic drugs. The specific technological competence of the company lies in the electrolytic production of active ingredients. Axplora is based in Raubling, Germany.

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