CalAmp - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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CalAmp M&A Summary

CalAmp has acquired 13 companies. It has also divested 2 assets.

CalAmp’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired LoJack for $134M. CalAmp has acquired in 5 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (39%) and technology hardware (24%).

CalAmp Business Overview

Where is CalAmp headquartered?

CalAmp is headquartered in Irvine, California.

What is CalAmp’s revenue?

CalAmp disclosed revenue of 296M USD for 2022 and 309M USD for 2021.

How many employees does CalAmp have?

CalAmp has 887 employees.

What sector is CalAmp in?

CalAmp is a technology hardware company.

When was CalAmp founded?

CalAmp was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity15
- M&A Buy Activity13
- M&A Sell Activity2
Total Sectors Invested 6
Total Countries Invested 4
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
M&A Advisors 3

CalAmp

CalAmp Corp.

15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250,
Irvine, California 92618
United States,
(949) 600-5600
www.calamp.com

CalAmp is a provider of wireless communications solutions from an extensive portfolio of devices, scalable cloud service enablement platforms and targeted software applications. CalAmp was founded in 1981 and is based in Irvine, California.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	13	-	-	-	-	-	13
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$439M						$439M
Sell (0.4/yr)	#	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
								15

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
CalAmp - Guardian, Viper SC+ & Viper SC+ Base Station Products	2021-08-11	-	Divestiture
Irvine, California
LoJack Corp.	2021-03-16	-	Divestiture
Irvine, California · www.lojack.com
Synovia Solutions LLC	2019-04-15	50M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.synoviasolutions.com
Tantalum Corp. - Tracker	2019-02-26	15M GBP	Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Car Mart Comunicaciones, SA de CV	2019-02-25	-	Add-on Acquisition
Mexico City, Mexico · www.lojack.com.mx
TRACKER Network (UK) Ltd.	2019-02-25	13M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Middlesex, United Kingdom · www.tracker.co.uk
LoJack Corp.	2016-02-01	134M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.lojack.com
Radio Satellite Integrators, Inc.	2013-12-18	7M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Torrance, California · www.radsat.com
Wireless Matrix Corp.	2012-12-20	53M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Herndon, Virginia · www.wirelessmatrix.com
SmartLink Radio Networks, Inc.	2007-03-17	8M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Wallingford, Connecticut · www.smartlink.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Communications	5 (38%)	36M (8%)	-	-
Technology Hardware	3 (23%)	28M (6%)	-	-
Information Technology	2 (15%)	138M (31%)	-	-
Safety/Security	1 (8%)	134M (31%)	1 (50%)	-
Internet Software and Services	1 (8%)	53M (12%)	-	-
Software	1 (8%)	50M (11%)	-	-
Test/Measurement Equipment	-	-	1 (50%)	-
Total	13	$439M	2	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		8	346M	2	-
	California	4	233M	2	-
	Virginia	1	53M	-	-
	Indiana	1	50M	-	-
	Connecticut	1	8M	-	-
Canada		2	65M	-	-
	Quebec	1	46M	-	-
United Kingdom		2	28M	-	-
Mexico		1	-	-	-
Domestic		8 (62%)	346M (79%)	2 (100%)	-
Cross-border		5 (38%)	93M (21%)	-	-
Total		13	$439M	2	-

Top M&A Advisors

Financial	Deals
Canaccord Genuity	1
B. Riley Financial	1

Legal	Deals
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher	1

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
$100M to $1B	1	$134M
< $100M	10	$305M
TOTAL		$439M
Largest	LoJack Corp. $134M (2016-02-01)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)	23%	3 (23%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)	100%	2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Revenue

296 5%	2022
309 16%	2021
366 1%	2020
364 1%	2019
366 5%	2018
351 25%	2017
281 12%	2016
251 7%	2015
236 32%	2014
180	2013
(millions of USD)	Show More Show Less

Employees

887

Established

1981

Former Name

California Amplifier, Inc.

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