Safety products company Halma PLC (LON:HLMA) said on Friday it has acquired Limotec bvba, a Belgian fire-control panel designer, for €9.3mln (£8.2mln),
Halma said the deal was made on a cash and debt-free basis and was funded from Halma's existing facilities. The acquisition is expected to be “earnings enhancing,” Halma added. Revenue at Limotec was €6.7mln (£5.9mln) in its last financial year-to-end December 2017.
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Limotec, based in Vichte, Belgium, will become part of Halma's Infrastructure Safety unit, and Limotec’s existing management team will remain.
"Limotec strengthens our presence in continental Europe, bringing strong brand equity and robust technology to further enable us to capitalise on growth trends in fire detection, including increasing regulation and digitalisation,” said Andrew Williams, Halma’s chief executive, in a statement.
“This acquisition follows our successful acquisition of Advanced Electronics in the UK in 2014 and is a further example of our strategy to acquire regional partners to accelerate growth in our core Fire Detection markets,” said Williams.
The deal was completed on Thursday.