Littelfuse Acquires Carling Technologies
November 30, 2021
Littelfuse, Inc. acquired Carling Technologies, Inc. for $315 million in cash. The acquisition — completed in November 2021 — brings Carling's switching and circuit protection products, approximately $170 million in annualized sales and ~2,800 employees into Littelfuse's commercial vehicle business to expand its presence in commercial transportation and communications infrastructure markets.
- Buyers
- Littelfuse, Inc.
- Targets
- Carling Technologies, Inc.
- Sellers
- Sorenson family (Carling shareholders)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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