M&A Deal Summary

Ohmite Acquires Kanthal - Electronic Components Business

On November 1, 2018, Ohmite acquired electrical equipment company Kanthal - Electronic Components Business from Kanthal

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ohmite’s 3rd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Ohmite’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-11-01
Target Kanthal - Electronic Components Business
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Ohmite
Sellers(s) Kanthal
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Kanthal - Electronic Components Business

Hallstahammar, Sweden
Kanthal - Electronic Components Business provides a full line of ceramic non-inductive resistors for demanding applications involving high voltage, high current, high energy or high power resistors. The business also provides Maxcap® double layer capacitors for demanding high energy density applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ohmite

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Ohmite is a provider of power products to the electronic components industry. Its main product lines are power resistors, rheostats, and thick film products. Other products include substitution boxes, power controls, inductors, chokes, heat sinks, and rotary tap switches. Ohmite was founded in 1925 and is based in Warrenville, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-29 Arcol UK

Truro Cornwall, United Kingdom

Arcol UK manufactures and distributes resistors for high-current, high-voltage, and high-energy applications. Arcol’s product offering includes a broad line of film, foil, wirewound, and carbon composition resistor technologies. The company sells its products worldwide to customers in the industrial, medical, military, and aerospace markets. Arcol UK is based in Truro Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kanthal

Hallstahammar, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Kanthal is a world major brand for products and services in the area of industrial heating technology and resistant materials.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-06 Kanthal - Semiconductor Capital Equipment Business

Hallstahammar, Sweden

Kanthal's Semiconductor Capital Equipment Business is a provider of semiconductor equipment.

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