# Legrand acquires Davenham Switchgear for data centre expertise

French multinational Legrand has acquired Davenham Switchgear, a family-owned Irish manufacturer of electrical switchgears for power systems with over €100 million in annual revenue. The acquisition brings data centre expertise to Legrand.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-08-14
- Where: Clondalkin, Ireland, Ireland
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 90,000 sq ft manufacturing plant
- Products: electrical switchgears, electrical distribution systems
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Legrand](https://endata.com/companies/19746.md) (acquirer)
- [Davenham Switchgear](https://endata.com/companies/79185.md) (target)

## Sources

- [thecurrency.news](https://thecurrency.news/articles/158528/davenham-deal-marks-latest-play-for-irish-data-centre-expertise-by-global-investors/), 2024-08-14: "Davenham Switchgear has been a family-owned business for more than 40 years but that all changed this summer with French multinational Legrand swooping in to acquire the Clondalkin business for its data centre expertise."

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