M&A Deal Summary

Stanley Black & Decker Acquires AeroScout

On June 5, 2012, Stanley Black & Decker acquired electrical equipment company AeroScout

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stanley Black & Decker’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Stanley Black & Decker’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stanley Black & Decker’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-05
Target AeroScout
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Stanley Black & Decker
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AeroScout

Redwood City, California, United States
AeroScout is a provider of Unified Asset Visibility solutions. Customers improve operational efficiency using AeroScout products that leverage standard Wi-Fi networks to track and manage the location, condition and status of mobile assets and people.

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Buyer

Stanley Black & Decker

New Britain, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1843
Sector Diversified
Employees50,000
Revenue 15.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Stanley Black & Decker's corporate headquarters in New Britain, Connecticut.
Entrance to Stanley Black & Decker's corporate headquarters in New Britain, Connecticut.

Stanley Black & Decker is a diversified global producer of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, mechanical access solutions and electronic security solutions, engineered fastening systems, infrastructure solutions and more. Stanley Black & Decker was founded in 1843 and is based in New Britain, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 27
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 21
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 13 of 20
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-12 Niscayah Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Niscayah is a security-systems company based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Buy kr7.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-23 Stanley Engineered Fastening

Singapore, Singapore

Stanley Engineered Fastening is a large producer of engineered mechanical fasteners. Its lead brands of AVDEL®, Camcar® and ELCO® products have a long industry heritage with origins dating back to 1920. The Group provides innovative fastening technologies and solutions to numerous industries including global electronics, construction, automotive, industrial and commercial.

Buy $850M
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