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FEI Company - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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FEI Company M&A Summary

FEI Company has acquired 13 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

FEI Company’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired DCG Systems for $160M. FEI Company has acquired in 4 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (39%) and software (24%).

FEI Company Ownership

Who owns FEI Company?

FEI Company is owned by Thermo Fisher Scientific. It was acquired on May 27, 2016.

FEI Company Business Overview

Where is FEI Company headquartered?

FEI Company is headquartered in Hillsbor, Oregon.

What is FEI Company’s revenue?

FEI Company disclosed revenue of 930M USD for 2015 and 956M USD for 2014.

How many employees does FEI Company have?

FEI Company has 3,060 employees.

What sector is FEI Company in?

FEI Company is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was FEI Company founded?

FEI Company was founded in 1971.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

FEI Company

5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive,
Hillsbor, Oregon 97124
United States,
(503) 726-7500
www.fei.com

FEI Company is a diversified scientific instruments company. It is a premier provider of electron- and ion-beam microscopes and solutions for nanoscale applications across many industries: industrial and academic materials research, life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
vol $453M $453M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DCG Systems, Inc. 2015-10-27 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California · www.dcgsystems.com
KonTEM GmbH 2014-05-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Bonn,, Germany · www.kontem.de
Lithicon AS 2014-02-05 68M USD Add-on Acquisition
Trondheim, Norway · www.lithicon.com
nanoTechnology Systems Pty Ltd. 2013-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Port Melbourne, Australia · www.nanotechsys.com.au
Visualization Sciences Group, Inc. 2012-08-01 50M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.vsg3d.com
AP Tech Corp. 2012-07-09 12M USD Add-on Acquisition
Seoul,, South Korea
Aspex International LLC 2012-01-09 31M USD Add-on Acquisition
Delmont, Pennsylvania · www.aspexcorp.com
ASPEX Corp. 2012-01-09 31M USD Add-on Acquisition
Delmont,, Pennsylvania
TILL Photonics GmbH 2011-11-14 22M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Gräfelfing, Germany · www.till-photonics.com
FEI - Phenom(TM) Product Line 2009-11-03 - Divestiture
Hillsboro, Oregon
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 5 (38%) 126M (28%) - -
Software 3 (23%) 56M (12%) 1 (50%) -
Electronics 2 (15%) 12M (3%) - -
Semiconductors 1 (8%) 160M (35%) 1 (50%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (8%) 68M (15%) - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (8%) 31M (7%) - -
Total 13 $453M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 347M 2 -
  California 2 166M 1 -
  Pennsylvania 2 61M - -
  Massachusetts 2 120M - -
  Oregon - - 1 -
Australia 2 4M - -
Germany 2 22M - -
Norway 1 68M - -
South Korea 1 12M - -
Domestic 7 (54%) 347M (77%) 2 (100%) -
Cross-border 6 (46%) 106M (23%) - -
Total 13 $453M 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $160M
< $100M 9 $293M
TOTAL $453M
Largest DCG Systems, Inc.
$160M (2015-10-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Test/Measurement Equipment

Revenue

930   3% 2015
956   4% 2014
927   5% 2013
891   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

3,060

Established

1971

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