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Who acquires Test/Measurement Equipment companies
57 distinct acquirers across 89 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
89
Transactions
2014 to 2026
57
Named acquirers
distinct buyers
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Median EV/EBITDA
only 4 disclosed, need 5
$62m
Median deal size
enterprise value
Most active acquirers
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
- Transcat7 deals
- AMETEK4 deals
- Spectris4 deals
- VPG4 deals
- Premier Technical Services Group4 deals
- Eurofins Scientific3 deals
- Judges Scientific3 deals
- Onto Innovation Inc.2 deals
Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaku Holdings Corporation | Onto Innovation Inc. | 2026-08-10 | $720m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Duos Technologies | Sandbank Acosta | 2026-08-05 | $0k | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Electro-Sensors | steute Industrial Controls | 2026-07-30 | $0k | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Eddyfi Holding Inc. | ESAB Corporation | 2026-06-01 | $1.4bn | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| NIRLAB SA | 908 Devices Inc. | 2026-05-04 | $15m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Precision Sensors & Instrumentation | Crane Company | 2026-01-01 | $1.1bn | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Semilab USA LLC | Onto Innovation Inc. | 2025-11-17 | $495m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Scientific Industries Genie Division | Troemner | 2025-08-07 | $10m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Essco Calibration Laboratory | Transcat | 2025-08-05 | $84m | 0.0x | 3.8x |
| FARO Technologies | AMETEK | 2025-07-21 | $920m | 0.0x | 2.7x |
| Sikora | Dover | 2025-05-05 | $620m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| 908 Devices bioprocessing desktop device business | Repligen Corporation | 2025-03-04 | $70m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Martin Calibration | Transcat | 2024-12-10 | $79m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Piezocryst | Spectris | 2024-09-05 | $150m | 0.0x | 4.9x |
| Micromeritics | Spectris | 2024-07-16 | $630m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Raptor Scientific | TransDigm Group | 2024-05-28 | $655m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| FW Murphy | Dover | 2023-10-04 | $530m | 0.0x | 4.4x |
| Alliance | Transcat | 2022-06-01 | $5m | 0.0x | 1.9x |
| NTE | TestEquity | 2022-06-01 | $8m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interworld Highway | TestEquity | 2022-05-02 | $55m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| LIOS Sensing | Luna | 2022-03-14 | $23m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| TEWA Temperature Sensors | CTS | 2022-02-28 | $24m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Tangent Labs | Transcat | 2021-12-31 | $9m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Spectris - NDC Technologies Business | Nordson | 2021-08-24 | $180m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| DTS | VPG | 2021-06-01 | $47m | 0.0x | 1.5x |
| Bacharach | MSA | 2021-05-24 | $337m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| NSI-MI Technologies | AMETEK | 2021-05-04 | $230m | 0.0x | 2.6x |
| Myriad Autoimmune's Vectra Testing Business | LabCorp | 2021-05-03 | $150m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Unchained Labs | The Carlyle Group (PE) | 2021-04-26 | $435m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Analytical Technology | Badger Meter | 2021-01-08 | $44m | 0.0x | 2.0x |
| BioTek Services | Transcat | 2020-12-16 | $4m | 0.0x | 1.7x |
| s::can GmbH | Badger Meter | 2020-11-03 | $30m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Reliable Analysis | Applus+ | 2020-09-30 | $76m | 0.0x | 2.8x |
| Advanced Instruments | Patricia Industries (PE) | 2020-09-28 | $780m | 0.0x | 10.8x |
| Perceptron | Atlas Copco | 2020-09-28 | $69m | 51.4x | 1.0x |
| Global Measurement Technologies | Entegris | 2020-07-10 | $36m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Dynamic Systems | VPG | 2019-11-04 | $41m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Diagnosys Test Systems Ltd. | Astronics | 2019-10-04 | $7m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Freedom Communication Technologies | Astronics | 2019-07-01 | $22m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| 3M Co. - Gas & Flame Detection Business | Teledyne Technologies | 2019-06-05 | $230m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| General Photonics Corp. | Luna | 2019-03-04 | $20m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Spectro Scientific | AMETEK | 2018-11-27 | $190m | 0.0x | 3.8x |
| Guardian Electrical Compliance Ltd. | Premier Technical Services Group | 2018-10-16 | $18m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| TestAmerica Environmental Services LLC | Eurofins Scientific | 2018-10-01 | $175m | 0.0x | 0.8x |
| Angels Instrumentation | Transcat | 2018-09-04 | $5m | 0.0x | 1.2x |
| Xcerra | Cohu | 2018-05-08 | $627m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Textron | Emerson | 2018-04-18 | $810m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Auburn FilterSense LLC | Nederman | 2018-03-28 | $8m | 0.0x | 1.3x |
| Cobham plc - AvComm and Wireless Test and Measurement Businesses | VIAVI | 2018-03-16 | $455m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Falcon Flowback Services | Oil States International | 2018-02-28 | $85m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Queensgate Nano | Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. | 2018-02-16 | $2m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Cooper-Atkins Corp. | Emerson | 2017-12-20 | $248m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| EAG Laboratories | Eurofins Scientific | 2017-12-04 | $780m | 0.0x | 3.5x |
| Trescal | OMERS Private Equity (PE) | 2017-11-14 | $755m | 0.0x | 2.5x |
| Sheen Instruments Ltd. | Industrial Physics | 2017-10-20 | $2m | 0.0x | 0.4x |
| Luna Innovations | Macom Technology Solutions | 2017-08-09 | $30m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Cobalt Light Systems Ltd. | Agilent | 2017-07-07 | $62m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| MOCON | AMETEK | 2017-04-17 | $182m | 18.2x | 2.9x |
| Daylight Solutions | Leonardo | 2017-03-07 | $150m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Nimbus Lightning Protection Ltd. | Premier Technical Services Group | 2017-01-16 | $2m | 0.0x | 1.0x |
| Astles Control Systems Ltd. | SDI Group | 2016-12-19 | $5m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Exova Group - Environmental East Business | Eurofins Scientific | 2016-12-05 | $10m | 0.0x | 0.7x |
| EWB Solutions Ltd. | Judges Scientific | 2016-11-29 | $3m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Kita Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | Cohu | 2016-11-15 | $15m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Electro-Science Laboratories | Ferro | 2016-11-01 | $75m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Absolute Analysis | EXFO | 2016-10-31 | $8m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Implant Sciences Corp. | L-3 Communications | 2016-10-10 | $118m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Discom GmbH | Spectris | 2016-07-28 | $18m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Imugen | Oxford Immunotec Global PLC | 2016-06-23 | $22m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| American Science & Engineering | OSI Systems | 2016-06-21 | $187m | 0.0x | 1.8x |
| Electro Rent | Platinum Equity (PE) | 2016-05-31 | $323m | 20.2x | 1.6x |
| Dia-Stron Ltd. | Judges Scientific | 2016-04-01 | $4m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Pacific Instruments | VPG | 2016-03-31 | $11m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Newport Corp. | MKS Instruments | 2016-02-23 | $980m | 13.8x | 1.6x |
| CoolLED Ltd. | Judges Scientific | 2016-02-18 | $5m | 0.0x | 1.2x |
| Stress-Tek | VPG | 2016-01-04 | $20m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Spectrum Technologies | Transcat | 2015-12-30 | $11m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Qualmark Corp. | ESPEC | 2015-12-28 | $13m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Access Contracting Ltd. (dba Access Testing) | Premier Technical Services Group | 2015-12-01 | $2m | 0.0x | 1.3x |
| R. Langston Jones & Co. Ltd. | Premier Technical Services Group | 2015-11-11 | $1m | 0.0x | 0.7x |
| Sentek Ltd. | SDI Group | 2015-10-29 | $3m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Professional Service Industries | Intertek | 2015-10-14 | $330m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Mirion | Charterhouse Capital Partners (PE) | 2015-04-08 | $750m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Digi-Star LLC | Topcon Positioning Systems | 2015-03-23 | $133m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| ReVera | Nova | 2015-03-12 | $47m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Engineering Seismology Group Canada Inc. | Spectris | 2014-12-11 | $49m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Perten Instruments Group AB | Revvity | 2014-11-24 | $266m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Custom Sensors & Technologies | The Carlyle Group (PE) | 2014-10-13 | $900m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| MK Test Systems | Synova (PE) | 2014-09-08 | $31m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
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