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Trimble Acquires Ashtech S.A.S.

On April 19, 2011, Trimble acquired information technology company Ashtech S.A.S.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trimble’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Trimble’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-04-19
Target Ashtech S.A.S.
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Trimble
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ashtech S.A.S.

Carquefou, France
Ashtech S.A.S., is a designer and developer of precision positioning technology. With the proven technology of the Z-Blade engine, our OEM GNSS products are best-in-class.

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Buyer

Trimble

Westminster, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Technology
Employees12,700
Revenue 3.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Entrance to Trimble Navigation's corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Trimble is a provider of location-based solutions. The Company integrates its positioning expertise in GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide an array of commercial solutions. Trimble's technology serves a variety of industries including agriculture, engineering and construction, transportation and wireless communications infrastructure. Trimble was founded in 1978 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 106
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 37 of 93
Country: France M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 7
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