M&A Deal Summary

Polatechno Acquires SGX Sensortech

On December 27, 2017, Polatechno acquired semiconductors company SGX Sensortech from Baird Capital Partners Europe

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polatechno’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Polatechno’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-27
Target SGX Sensortech
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Polatechno
Sellers(s) Baird Capital Partners Europe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SGX Sensortech

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
SGX Sensortech Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of sensors that provide environmental, health & safety research and analysis to customers in Europe and Asia. Its products include high specification x-ray detection sensors used in a range of industries such as the pharmaceutical sector and academic research, pollutant gasses sensors for the automotive industry and combustible and toxic gas sensors used in the mining, industrial and chemical sectors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Polatechno

Joetsu, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees872
Revenue 20.9B JPY (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Polatechno is a manufacturer and seller of Polarizing films for LCDs, retardation films, Polarizing films for projectors, and other precision-processed products. The company design, manufacture and sell X-ray Tubes and Silicon PIN Detectors for Hand Held X-ray Fluorescence analytical equipment. Polatechno was founded in 1991 and is based in Joetsu, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Baird Capital Partners Europe

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners Europe (BCPE) is the European private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCPE invests in lower middle-market companies generating revenues ranging from £10 and £100 million with an enterprise value of £10 - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include industrials, specialty consumer products, aerospace/defense, building materials, electrical equipment, oil/gas equipment, medical devices/equipment, human capital services, transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional/technical services, facilities management, environmental/waste, and marketing services. BCPE looks to invest between £5 and £20 million per transaction. Baird Capital Partners Europe was formed in 1971 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 33
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 20
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 24
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
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