North American Rail Solutions Acquires Condor Signal & Communications
April 9, 2024
North American Rail Solutions, through its Canadian subsidiary Universal Rail Systems, has acquired Condor Signal & Communications, a rail signals and communications provider based in Oakville, Ontario. The deal brings Condor into Universal Rail's Signals group as an add-on to expand signals & communications capabilities and product offerings across Canada and into the United States; Condor will retain its Oakville offices and continue manufacturing rail switch heaters and related products.
- Targets
- Condor Signal & Communications
- Sellers
- Maggie DiPede-Sullivan
- Platforms
- Universal Rail Systems
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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