Electronics maker discoverIE Group said it had bought US-based Magnasphere Corporation for $22m (ยฃ19.1m).
Magnasphere makes magnetic sensors and switches for industrial electronic applications. DiscoverIE said the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to group underlying earnings and underlying operating margin.
The business, which is currently majority owned by management, is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with manufacturing facilities in Goshen, Indiana.
Revenues for the year to December 31 2021 were $6.8m (ยฃ5.7m) with a reported pre-tax profit of $1.9m (ยฃ1.6m), and an operating margin of 28%.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com




