M&A Deal Summary

UL Acquires UL Workplace Health and Safety

On December 14, 2011, UL acquired safety/security company UL Workplace Health and Safety

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UL’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is UL’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is UL’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-12-14
Target UL Workplace Health and Safety
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) UL
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Avondale Partners LLC (Financial)

Target

UL Workplace Health and Safety

Franklin, Tennessee, United States
PureSafety, the industry’s leading provider of comprehensive workforce health and safety solutions, provides innovative software and services that protect the well-being of workers, ensure organizational compliance and peace of mind, and drive measurable business improvement.

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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 5 of 26
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 25
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 15
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-16 STR Holdings - Quality Assurance Business

Enfield, Connecticut, United States

STR Holdings, Inc. - Quality Assurance Business provides testing, audit, certification and responsible sourcing services to help ensure that clients have the highest level of confidence in the quality, safety and social standards of their products and systems.

Buy $275M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-01 eco-INSTITUT

Cologne, Germany

eco-INSTITUT GmbH is a provider of emission and pollutant testing for construction and furnishing products.

Buy -
Mergr

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