Belden - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Belden M&A Summary

Belden has acquired 17 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Belden’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Tripwire for $710M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2010, when it sold Trapeze Networks to Juniper Networks for $152M. Belden has acquired in 6 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (24%) and technology hardware (24%).

Belden Business Overview

Where is Belden headquartered?

Belden is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Belden’s revenue?

Belden disclosed revenue of 2,461M USD for 2024 and 2,512M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Belden have?

Belden has 7,500 employees.

What sector is Belden in?

Belden is a technology hardware company.

When was Belden founded?

Belden was founded in 1902.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Belden

Belden, Inc.

1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15th Floor,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
United States,
(314) 854-8000
www.belden.com

Belden designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products in markets including industrial automation, enterprise, transportation, infrastructure, and consumer electronics. Belden was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 14 1 - 1 1 - 17
vol $2.4B $71M $98M $290M $2.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
vol $152M $152M
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Precision Optical Technologies, Inc. 2024-07-01 290M USD Add-on Acquisition
Rochester, New York · www.precisionot.com
Berthold Sichert GmbH 2023-05-03 98M USD Add-on Acquisition
Berlin, Germany · www.sichert.com
Tripwire, Inc. 2022-02-09 - Divestiture
Portland, Oregon · www.tripwire.com
OTN Systems N.V. 2021-01-19 71M USD Add-on Acquisition
Olen, Belgium · www.otnsystems.com
Grass Valley USA LLC 2020-02-04 - Divestiture
San Francisco, California · www.grassvalley.com
Thinklogical LLC 2017-05-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Milford, Connecticut · www.thinklogical.com
Tripwire, Inc. 2015-01-05 710M USD Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.tripwire.com
Grass Valley USA LLC 2014-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.grassvalley.com
Belden - Thermax-Raydex 2012-12-17 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
PPC Broadband, Inc. 2012-12-11 516M USD Add-on Acquisition
East Syracuse, New York · www.ppc-online.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
GarrettCom, Inc.    - DYMEC, Inc. 2006-08-01 1
Fremont, California · www.garrettcom.com North Andover, Massachusetts

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 4 (24%) 380M (13%) 1 (25%) 152M (100%)
Technology Hardware 4 (24%) 342M (12%) - -
Electrical Equipment 3 (18%) 654M (23%) 1 (25%) -
Electronics 3 (18%) 792M (28%) - -
Media 1 (6%) - 1 (25%) -
Software 1 (6%) 710M (25%) 1 (25%) -
Safety/Security 1 (6%) - - -
Total 17 $2.9B 4 $152M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 2.1B 2 -
  California 2 52M 1 -
  New York 2 806M - -
  Oregon 1 710M 1 -
  Illinois 1 429M - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
Canada 3 133M 1 152M
  Ontario 1 133M 1 152M
  British Columbia 1 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
Germany 3 374M - -
Belgium 1 71M - -
Brazil 1 30M - -
China 1 195M - -
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 8 (47%) 2.1B (72%) 2 (50%) -
Cross-border 9 (53%) 803M (28%) 2 (50%) 152M (100%)
Total 17 $2.9B 4 $152M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $2.5B
< $100M 5 $329M
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest Tripwire, Inc.
$710M (2015-01-05)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $152M
TOTAL $152M
Largest Trapeze Networks, Inc.
$152M (2010-11-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
35%
6 (35%)
Strategic(s)
18%
3 (18%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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