# Acal acquires Variohm Holdings for up to £13.85 million

Acal Plc agreed to acquire Variohm Holdings Limited for up to £13.85 million, including £12 million upfront and up to £1.85 million in earn-outs. Variohm is a UK-based manufacturer of sensors, switches and motion measurement systems.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-01-20
- Where: Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $17.2M (13.8M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: sensors, switches, motion measurement systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Acal](https://endata.com/companies/21580.md) (acquirer)
- [Variohm Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/21581.md) (target)

## Sources

- [proactiveinvestors.com](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/171932/acal-agrees-acquisition-of-variohm-to-expand-design-and-manufacturing-business-171932.html), 2017-01-20: "The acquisition of Variohm continues our strategy of building a differentiated group with higher operating margins through the acquisition of high quality, growing design and manufacturing businesses."
- [proactiveinvestors.com](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/172004/acal-successfully-completes-141mln-placing-172004.html), 2017-01-23: "The acquisition of Variohm continues our strategy of building a differentiated group with higher operating margins through the acquisition of high quality, growing design and manufacturing businesses."

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