# Littelfuse to acquire Basler Electric for $350M

Littelfuse, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Basler Electric Company for approximately $350 million in cash, net of tax benefits of about $30 million. Basler designs electrical control and protection solutions for grid, power generation and data center markets.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-05-25
- Where: Highland, IL; Taylor, TX; Piedras Negras, Mexico, United States
- Value: $350.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: electrical control and protection solutions
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Littelfuse](https://endata.com/companies/11884.md) (acquirer)
- [Basler Electric Company](https://endata.com/companies/20433.md) (target)

## Sources

- [business.sherbrookerecord.com](https://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/bizwire-2025-10-28-littelfuse-to-acquire-basler-electric-enhancing-high-growth-industrial-market-positioning), 2018-05-25: "Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a leader in developing smart solutions that enable safe and efficient electrical energy transfer, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Basler Electric Company (“Basler”) for a cash consideration of approximately $350M."

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