M&A Deal Summary

Teledyne LeCroy Acquires Computer Access Technology

On September 2, 2004, Teledyne LeCroy acquired test/measurement equipment company Computer Access Technology for 81M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Teledyne LeCroy’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Teledyne LeCroy’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Teledyne LeCroy’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Teledyne LeCroy’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-09-02
Target Computer Access Technology
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Teledyne LeCroy
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 81M USD
Advisor(s) Needham & Co. LLC (Financial)

Target

Computer Access Technology

Santa Clara, California, United States
Computer Access Technology Corp. (dba CATC) is a global communication protocols expert company, providing test and measurement solutions for Computer I/O, Storage and Networking protocols, enhancing productivity and time to market. CATC develops, manufactures and markets advanced protocol analysis expert systems for established and emerging digital communications standards including 1394, Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, PCI Express, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI), SATA (Serial ATA), SCSI, and USB. Semiconductor, device, system and software companies use CATC's products during each phase of their products' lifecycles from development through production and market deployment. CATC's expert protocol analysis systems allow customers to monitor communications traffic, diagnose design and operational problems and confirm interoperability and standards compliance. Technicians also use CATC's test and analysis products on production lines and for maintenance of deployed systems and networks. CATC was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Teledyne LeCroy

Chestnut Ridge, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Electronics
Employees500
Revenue 178M USD (2011)
DESCRIPTION

Teledyne LeCroy Corp. is a provider in serial data test solutions, creating advanced instruments that drive product innovation by quickly measuring, analyzing and verifying complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers and global communications protocol test solutions used by design engineers in the computer, semiconductor and consumer electronics, data storage, automotive and industrial, telecommunications and military and aerospace markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (California) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-13 Quantum Data

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Quantum Data, Inc. is a provider of electronic test & measurement instrumentation and is a market leader in video protocol analysis test tools.

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