M&A Deal Summary

Trimble Acquires Refraction Technology

On October 5, 2012, Trimble acquired electronics company Refraction Technology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trimble’s 10th transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Trimble’s 31st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trimble’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-05
Target Refraction Technology
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Trimble
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Refraction Technology

Plano, Texas, United States
Refraction Technology, Inc., produces digital recording instruments for imaging studies and earthquake research applications. Refraction offers high-resolution broadband seismic and strong motion recorders that collect seismic data for monitoring earthquakes and micro seismic events.

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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 58 of 106
Sector (Electronics) 10 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 48 of 93
State (Texas) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 31 of 58
Year (2012) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-19 Logicway BV

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Logicway BV, a provider of software for automating payroll and expenses with a specific focus on the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry. Logicway's flexible reporting tools enable customers to pre-calculate salaries and expenses, track hours, monitor key performance indicators and improve report-building capabilities in the back office.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-02 Vico Software

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Vico Software, Inc., provides software and services to the building construction industry. Building owners, general contractors, and construction managers use our software and our services to reduce risk, manage costs, and optimize schedules on complex building projects.

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