# Dover Corporation agrees to acquire Knowles Electronics for $750 million

Dover Corporation, through its Dover Electronics subsidiary, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Knowles Electronics, a manufacturer of micro-acoustic components and MEMS microphones, for $750 million. The transaction is expected to close in September 2005.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-05-08
- Where: Itasca, Illinois, United States
- Value: $750.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: micro-acoustic components, MEMS microphones, hearing aid transducers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Dover Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/1031.md) (acquirer)
- [Knowles Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/24116.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investors.dovercorporation.com](https://investors.dovercorporation.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dover-corporation-agrees-acquire-knowles-electronics-750-million), 2017-05-08: "We are excited to have the opportunity to acquire Knowles, the market leader in transducer-based components for hearing aids."

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