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Key Terms
| > | Effective January 15, 2025, discoverIE Group plc announced the acquisition of burster präzisionsmesstechnik gmbh & co kg from Matthias Burster, managing director and owner of burster. |
| > | Aquin acted as the sole M&A advisor for burster and its selling shareholder. |
Strategic Logic
| > | To position burster for future growth and realize his succession plan, Mr. Burster has found a long-term, strategic partner in discoverIE. burster will join the group’s Sensing & Connectivity division, while retaining its distinct brand identity and continuing to operate under its existing management. |
| > | burster will benefit from access to the group’s broad customer base and the divisions’ specialist international sensor sales, production and engineering capabilities, while bringing great value from its technology expertise and market presence, particularly in Germany. |
BURSTER
| > | burster, based in Gernsbach (GER), is a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of specialist sensors and precision measurement technology for industrial automation. |
| > | The company provides a broad range of customizable products, including load cells, torque and other sensors, as well as calibration and testing devices and measuring systems. The company is certified to offer calibration services. |
| > | Their solutions are essential for optimizing quality control and process efficiency across industries such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and medical technology. |
DISCOVERIE
| > | discoverIE is an international group of businesses that designs, manufactures, and supplies highly differentiated, innovative electronic components and solutions for industrial OEMs. |
| > | As of 2024, the group generates revenues of approx. GBP 440 million with over 4,500 people and is operating in the UK, continental Europe, Asia and North America. |
| > | Established in 1986, the group is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE250. |