Automated Industrial Robotics Acquires Owens Design
August 20, 2025
Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) has acquired Owens Design, a Fremont, California-based industrial automation firm, in a transaction funded by an Ares Management private equity fund alongside an equity roll by Owens Design leadership. The acquisition—bringing Owens Design's ~100 employees and 60,000 sq. ft. facility into the AIR platform—strengthens AIR's engineering capabilities and presence in the semiconductor, medical products and renewable energy end markets.
- Buyers
- Automated Industrial Robotics Inc., Ares Management Corporation
- Targets
- Owens Design
- Sellers
- Owens Design leadership
- Platforms
- Automated Industrial Robotics Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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