M&A Deal Summary

Viasystems Group Acquires Merix

On February 16, 2010, Viasystems Group acquired technology hardware company Merix

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-02-16
Target Merix
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Viasystems Group
Deal Type Merger

Target

Merix

Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Merix is a manufacturer of advanced, multilayer, rigid printed circuit boards for use in sophisticated electronic equipment. Merix provides high performance materials, quick-turn prototype, pre-production and volume production services to its customers.

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Buyer

Viasystems Group

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Semiconductors
Employees15,000
Revenue 1.2B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Viasystems Group, Inc. is a provider of complex multi-layer, rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electro-mechanical solutions (E-M Solutions). Its PCBs serve as the “electronic backbone” of many kinds of electronic equipment, and its E-M Solutions products and services integrate PCBs and other components into electronic equipment, including metal enclosures, cabinets, racks and sub-racks, backplanes, cable assemblies and busbars.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-28 Top Line Electronics

San Jose, California, United States

Top Line Electronics Corporation (the "Company"), a full turnkey electronics manufacturing services provider located in San Jose, California.

Buy $76M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-04 DDi

Anaheim, California, United States

DDi Corp. is a provider of quick-turn and complex Printed Circuit Board ("PCB") engineering and manufacturing services. DDi provides multi-layer PCB prototypes; and pre-production and production fabrication services, to OEMs and contract manufacturers.

Buy $282M
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