M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires SMD Technologies

On November 8, 2019, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired electronics company SMD Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 11th transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 318th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 22nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-11-08
Target SMD Technologies
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

SMD Technologies

New York, New York, United States
SMD Technologies is a personal & commercial electronics brand developer. SMD Technologies was founded in 2005 and is based in New York.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 660 of 744
Sector (Electronics) 11 of 11
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 199 of 220
State (New York) 22 of 24
Country (United States) 318 of 349
Year (2019) 26 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-31 Livingstone Technologies

Reading, United Kingdom

Livingstone Technologies is an independent, data and tool-agnostic provider SAM managed services and a trusted partner to complex multinational corporations. The company combines proprietary technology, large vendor licensing expertise and proven methodologies to produce accurate SAM intelligence. Livingstone Technologies is based in Reading, England.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-01 Acosta

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Acosta Sales & Marketing provides outsourced sales, marketing and merchandising services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of consumer packaged goods. Acosta was founded in 1927 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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