The acquisition of all PCTel’s excellent shares will price Amphenol about $140 million
Take a look at, measurement and antenna firm PCTel has agreed to be acquired by international electronics tech firm Amphenol, which focuses on interconnect, sensor and antenna options.
Amphenol will purchase all excellent shares of PCTel for $7 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at about $139.7 million. The transaction is anticipated to shut both within the fourth quarter of this yr or in early 2024, at which level PCTel will not be a publicly listed firm.
“Our group has completed a superb job of rising the enterprise, establishing a management place in each antenna and take a look at & measurement innovation, and assembly our prospects’ sturdy international demand for prime reliability functions,” stated David Neumann, CEO of PCTel. “Amphenol is a number one international supplier of interconnect, sensor and antenna options. Their sustained monetary energy and distinctive entrepreneurial tradition will create a worthwhile residence for our workers around the globe. We stay up for the accelerated development alternatives enabled by the mix of our two corporations.”
Jay Sinder, who’s chairman of PCTel’s board of administrators, famous that the corporate began a strategy of reviewing its strategic choices practically a yr in the past, ensuing within the transaction in Amphenol. “With this transaction, we’re happy to ship money worth to our devoted stockholders, discover a well-aligned firm tradition for our worthwhile individuals, and place PCTEL to embark on its subsequent section of development as a part of an industry-leading company,” Sinder stated.
William J. Doherty, president of the Communications Options Division of Amphenol, stated that the corporate and its workers shall be “a superb addition to the Amphenol household” and that the corporate plans to leverage Amphenol’s worldwide presence, buyer base and scale to “take PCTEL’s enterprise to new and thrilling heights.”
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