West Hartford-based electrical and digital building infrastructure provider Legrand said it has acquired a line of optical networking brands that will bolster the manufacturer’s growing set of data-center and IT offerings.
Legrand said Thursday that it has acquired the “Champion ONE” family of brands from Greenwich private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital (AMC).
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The deal also includes the Approved Networks and U.S. Critical brands, which AMC merged with Champion ONE last year.
The brands, housed in Ohio and California, include a wide array of niche components used by data centers, telecoms, universities, healthcare institutions and others, including optical taps, transceivers, switches, amplifiers and various cables.
The addition to Legrand’s data, power and control division is the latest in a number of acquisitions in recent years, including AFCO, Electrorack, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology and Starline.
“The C1 family of brands complement Legrand’s previous acquisitions to provide strong world-class engineering talent for unrivaled, customized IT infrastructure solutions,” John Selldorff, president and CEO of Legrand North and Central America, said in a statement. “In addition, the acquisition expands our extensive mission-critical customer footprint and our reach in emerging tech, 5G and the evolving content delivery markets. We look forward to offering customers and partners our new enhanced solutions.”
