M&A Deal Summary

Yokogawa Electric Acquires KBC Advanced Technologies

On April 8, 2016, Yokogawa Electric acquired information technology company KBC Advanced Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yokogawa Electric’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Yokogawa Electric’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-08
Target KBC Advanced Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Yokogawa Electric
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

KBC Advanced Technologies

Walton On Thames, United Kingdom
KBC Advanced Technologies Plc is a successful provider of software and consultancy to the global oil and gas industry that is focused on achieving operational excellence and improving profitability for both the upstream and downstream and integrated refining and petrochemical segments.

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Buyer

Yokogawa Electric

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees19,601
Revenue 458.0B JPY (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Yokogawa Electric Works Ltd. is active in the industrial automation and control (IA), test and measurement, and aviation and other businesses segments. The IA segment plays a vital role in a wide range of industries including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, and food.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 11
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-07 Industrial Evolution

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Industrial Evolution, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based plant data sharing services. Using its cloud-based DaaS technology, Industrial Evolution collects real-time process data from devices and systems at a variety of industrial facilities, and provides this in a direct or customized form to the companies that operate such facilities as well as their customers and vendors. Industrial Evolution's service is capable of collecting data from firewall protected systems and securely shares this with authorized users via website or mobile access.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-08 Soteica Visual Mesa

Houston, Texas, United States

Soteica Visual Mesa LLC is a energy management technology provider. Company has a solid track record in the energy management solutions (EMS) field, and provides production accounting and scheduling solutions to the refining industry.

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