M&A Deal Summary

UL Acquires Advanced Furniture Testing

On October 6, 2014, UL acquired test/measurement equipment company Advanced Furniture Testing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UL’s 5th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is UL’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is UL’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-06
Target Advanced Furniture Testing
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) UL
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Advanced Furniture Testing

Holland, Michigan, United States
Advanced Furniture Testing is a provider of performance and durability furniture testing services to commercial furniture manufacturers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UL

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

UL is a global independent safety science company offering expertise across six key strategic businesses: Commercial & Industrial, Environment, Information & Insights, Life & Health, Consumer and Workplace Health & Safety. Our breadth, established objectivity and proven history mean we are a symbol of trust, enabling us to help provide peace of mind to all.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 26
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 5 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 25
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 15
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-26 UL - Water Testing Business

South Bend, Indiana, United States

UL - Water Testing Business provides water quality analytical services. UL's water testing laboratory is certified to perform drinking water analyses in all 50 states. The laboratory serves more than 7,000 state and local municipalities as well as bottlers, engineering firms, consultants and federal agencies such as the EPA and US Military.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 Futuremark

Espoo, Finland

Futuremark Corp. is a provider of performance benchmarking software in the industry for desktop computers, notebooks, tablets, smart phones and browsers.

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