2020年12月2日

波士顿，2020年12月1日——Process Sensing Technologies (PST)是一家全球仪器、分析仪和传感器制造商，用于各种关键行业的精密测量和监测。该公司宣布，全球私募股权投资公司AEA Investors LP已获得该公司的多数股权。PST的支持者Battery Ventures将保留该公司的少数股权。Baird担任独家卖方顾问;交易的其他条款没有披露。PST:一个由Battery旗下七家全球业务组成的平台，向制药、生命科学、特种气体、石油化工、食品饮料、半导体和楼宇自动化等行业销售其传感器和其他技术。该公司的产品测量湿度，氧气和压力等，并帮助提高客户的盈利能力，同时帮助他们遵守通常严格的行业法规。Battery于2016年收购了英国剑桥的michelle Instruments公司，开始了PST平台之旅。从那时起，PST的收入通过收购和有机增长持续增长，包括在2020年艰难的市场环境中。“我们很高兴与PST合作，因为它继续保持强劲的增长轨迹，包括在有吸引力的核心和邻近市场进行进一步的收购，”AEA的合伙人Ramzi Gedeon说，AEA是一家在工业技术方面拥有广泛专业知识的全球私募股权公司。 “PST has established itself as a global, market-leading platform and we look forward to supporting the management team in continuing to grow the business in the coming years.” PST Chief Executive Adam Markin will continue to lead the business. “We have had a tremendous run with Battery and we are excited to welcome AEA to the team. AEA has an extremely strong brand in the industrial technology industry, and I look forward to utilizing their network and experience in scaling businesses as we go forward,” said Markin. Battery General Partner Jesse Feldman added: “We are thrilled that AEA has chosen to partner with PST and its management team. The PST story is a great example of our industrial technology strategy in action—dynamic revenue expansion fueled by organic growth and complementary acquisitions. We are excited to stay involved with the business alongside AEA and we anticipate more growth for the company in the future.” Since 2013, Battery’s industrial-technology practice has invested in more than 50 companies across the U.S. and Europe. About Process Sensing Technologies PST offers a wide range of gas, oxygen and level sensors as well as measurement instruments including probes, transmitters and analyzers for humidity, moisture, oxygen and trace impurities. The company has a global presence with multiple locations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Current brands operating under the PST umbrella include Analytical Industries, Dynament, LDetek, Michell Instruments, NTRON, Rotronic and SST Sensing Ltd. https://www.processsensing.com/en-us/ About Battery Ventures Battery partners with exceptional founders and management teams developing category-defining businesses in markets including software and services, enterprise infrastructure, online marketplaces, healthcare IT and industrial technology. Founded in 1983, the firm backs companies at all stages, ranging from seed and early to growth and buyout, and covers technology markets from six strategic locations including Boston; Menlo Park and San Francisco, Calif.; Herzliya, Israel; London; and New York. Follow the firm on Twitter @BatteryVentures, visit our website at www.battery.com and find a full list of Battery's portfolio companies here. About AEA Investors AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. Today, AEA’s approximately 90 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Connecticut, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have over $15 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small business companies and mezzanine and senior debt investments. AEA Private Equity invests across three sectors: value added industrials, consumer, and services. Contact: