Add-on Acquisition • Business Services

Transcat Acquires Essco

On August 5, 2025, Transcat acquired business services company Essco for 84M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Transcat’s 10th transaction in the Business Services sector.
This is Transcat’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Transcat’s 21st transaction in the United States.
This is Transcat’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	August 5, 2025
Target	Essco
Sector	Business Services
Buyer(s)	Transcat
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	84M USD

Target Company

Essco

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Essco is a calibration laboratory that provides both in-house and onsite services to a wide range of customers in the medical, life science, aerospace & defense, and industrial sectors. Essco is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Transcat

Rochester, New York, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1964
Sector	Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees	1,104
Revenue	259M USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Transcat is a provider of accredited calibration and compliance services and distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instrumentation. Transcat was founded in 1964 and is based in Rochester, New York.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	26 of 26
Sector: Business Services	10 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition	25 of 25
State: Massachusetts	2 of 2
Country: United States	21 of 21
Year: 2025	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 12

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2024-12-10	Martin Calibration Burnsville, Minnesota, United States Martin Calibration is an ISO-17025 Accredited calibration laboratory network. Martin serves customers in the highly regulated Medical, Life Science, Aerospace, and Nuclear sectors, providing in-lab and onsite services across a broad range of disciplines. Martin Calibration was founded in 1980 and is based in Burnsville, Minnesota.	Buy	$79M

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2024-12-10

Martin Calibration

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

Martin Calibration is an ISO-17025 Accredited calibration laboratory network. Martin serves customers in the highly regulated Medical, Life Science, Aerospace, and Nuclear sectors, providing in-lab and onsite services across a broad range of disciplines. Martin Calibration was founded in 1980 and is based in Burnsville, Minnesota.

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$79M

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