2Connect Acquires Components Express
November 1, 2023
Waalwijk-based 2Connect, a portfolio company of Rivean Capital B.V., has acquired Components Express Inc. (CEI), a US manufacturer of specialty high‑speed cable assemblies for machine vision, industrial automation and other mission‑critical end markets. The acquisition (terms not disclosed) is intended to accelerate 2Connect’s US market strategy, expand local manufacturing and product capabilities, and preserve CEI’s family-oriented culture.
- Buyers
- 2Connect, Rivean Capital B.V.
- Targets
- Components Express Inc.
- Sellers
- Ray and John Berst (founders/owners)
- Platforms
- 2Connect
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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