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BURLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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2005 Update – Medical Component and Industrial Manufacturing
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“McColl Partners has been a great strategic advisor and partner. They dedicated significant time and resources in understanding our business and its drivers. They were tremendous advocates for BURLE in its ultimate sale to Photonis, a foreign strategic buyer controlled by a private equity firm.”
Dr. Erich Burlefinger
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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"BURLE INDUSTRIES has been a global leader in its markets for many years. Having advised management on the original acquisition of the business from GE, as well as additional M&A transactions over the years, it was a privilege now for McColl Partners to represent BURLE's owners in the sale."
David C. Vorhoff
Managing Director
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Deal Summary
McColl Partners, LLC advised BURLE INDUSTRIES, INC. (“BURLE”), a leading manufacturer of electronic and other components for the medical, scientific, and industrial sectors, to Photonis Holding SAS (“Photonis”). BURLE is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and has additional plants in Massachusetts and Mexico. Photonis is headquartered in Brive, France, and is majority owned by AXA Private Equity. After the acquisition, Photonis will be the second-largest worldwide manufacturer in the field of photodetection with such products as photomultiplier tubes, image intensifier tubes, and micro channel plates with annual revenue over €130 million. Dave Vorhoff, Phil Colaco, John Fennebresque, and Nick Smith executed the deal for McColl Partners.
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About BURLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BURLE is a global manufacturer and supplier of specialized electron tubes and electro optic products. As a leading supplier of components to the medical imaging and diagnostic industry, BURLE’s customers include Siemens, GE Medical, and Beckman Coulter. In addition, BURLE manufactures key components used in research equipment, including mass spectrometers. Customers include Applied Biosystems, Waters, and Bruker BioSciences. BURLE also manufactures components used in the defense, industrial, and broadcast industries. BURLE was created in 1987 when management acquired the operation from GE.
About McColl Partners
McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with family-owned businesses, public companies, private equity groups, and divisions of larger companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.
To learn more about the firm’s expertise in industrial and health care manufacturing, please call David Vorhoff at 704-333-0519. More information about McColl Partners
can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.
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