M&A Deal Summary

Pacific Industrial Acquires Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. - Valves Business

On May 22, 2018, Pacific Industrial acquired automotive company Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. - Valves Business from Sensata Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pacific Industrial’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Pacific Industrial’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-22
Target Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. - Valves Business
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Pacific Industrial
Sellers(s) Sensata Technologies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. - Valves Business

Almelo, Netherlands
Sensata’s valves business manufactures mechanical valves for pressure applications in tires and fluid control, and assembles tire hardware aftermarket products with manufacturing locations in the United States and Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pacific Industrial

Ogaki, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1930
Sector Automotive
Employees5,138
Revenue 206.1B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Pacific Industrial is a manufacturer of tire valves business, automotive stamping, plastic molding, and dies business, and control devices for air conditioners and electronic devices business. Pacific Industrial was founded in 1930 and is based in Ogaki, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sensata Technologies

Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees19,000
Revenue 3.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Sensata Technologies is a provider of sensing, electrical protection, control, and power management solutions with operations and business centers in 11 countries. Sensata's products improve safety, efficiency, and comfort for millions of people every day in automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy vehicle, heating, air-conditioning and ventilation, data, telecommunications, recreational vehicle, and marine applications. Sensata Technologies was founded in 1916 and is based in Attleboro, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-30 Custom Sensors & Technologies - Sensing Portfolio

Moorpark, California, United States

Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc. - Sensing Portfolio includes Kavlico, BEI, Crydom and Newall product lines and brands and includes sales, engineering and manufacturing sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, China and Mexico.

Buy $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 GIGAVAC

Carpinteria, California, United States

GIGAVAC LLC is a provider of solutions that enable electrification in demanding environments. GIGAVAC offers secure online ordering for most of our sealed contactors, manual disconnect switches, compact minitactors and high voltage relays. GIGAVAC LLC was founded in 2002 and is based in Carpinteria, California.

Buy $233M