M&A Deal Summary

SolarEdge Acquires Kokam Co.

On October 11, 2018, SolarEdge acquired electrical equipment company Kokam Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SolarEdge’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is SolarEdge’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-11
Target Kokam Co.
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) SolarEdge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kokam Co.

Suwon, South Korea
Kokam Co., Ltd. is a provider of Lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions. Kokam focused on manufacturing polymer processing equipment, including polyester film and polarized film manufacturing systems, and breathable (porous) film casting systems. Kokam Co., Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.

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Buyer

SolarEdge

Herziliya Pituach, Israel

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees5,633
Revenue 901M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

SolarEdge provides an end-to-end distributed solar power harvesting and PV monitoring solution,maximizing the power generation of residential, commercial and large-scale PV system installations by up to 25%, for more rapid return on investment. SolarEdge was founded in 2006 and is based in Herzliya, Israel.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: South Korea M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-09 Gamatronic Electronic Industries

Jerusalem, Israel

Gamatronic Electronic Industries Ltd. is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of an UPS electrical devices that provide emergency power to appliances when the input power source fails. Gamatronic Electronic Industries was founded in 1970 and is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-07 SMRE

Umbertide, Italy

SMRE S.p.A. is a provider of integrated powertrain technology and electronics for electric vehicles. SMRE three business units: e-mobility, automated production machines, and telematics software. SMRE S.p.A. was founded in 1999 and is based in Umbertide, Italy.

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