M&A Deal Summary

Trimble Acquires C3 Consulting

On December 12, 2013, Trimble acquired software company C3 Consulting

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trimble’s 40th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Trimble’s 37th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trimble’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-12
Target C3 Consulting
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Trimble
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

C3 Consulting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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C3 Consulting LLC, combines crop information with detailed soil data to enable a more complete assessment of the site-related factors that impact crop yield, quality and health. The C3 Soil Information System™ (SIS) solution is a collection of innovative tools and techniques for digital, 3-D mapping of soil characteristics—analyzing 120 unique soil and topographic properties.

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Buyer

Trimble

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Technology
Employees11,402
Revenue 3.7B USD (2022)
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 Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 68 of 106
Sector (Software) 40 of 56
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 58 of 93
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 37 of 58
Year (2013) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-21 CSC

Leeds, United Kingdom

Computer Services Consultants (UK) Limited, doing business as CSC (UK) Ltd., designs and develops 3D structural analysis, design, and drafting software for steel, concrete, timber, and masonry framed buildings. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom with regional offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Budapest, Hungary

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