{"id":15468,"date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/applied-kilovolts-has-been-acquired-by-itt-exelis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:48:52","slug":"applied-kilovolts-has-been-acquired-by-itt-exelis","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/es\/transaction\/applied-kilovolts-has-been-acquired-by-itt-exelis\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Kilovolts ha sido comprada por ITT Exelis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Livingstone ha asesorado a los accionistas de Applied Kilovolts, en la venta del negocio a la norteamericana ITT Exelis, con una capitalizaci\u00f3n de mercado de 2.300 millones de d\u00f3lares, especializada en la fabricaci\u00f3n de tecnolog\u00eda para defensa y seguridad.<\/p>\n<p>Con sede en la ciudad inglesa de Goring-by-Sea, Applied Kilovolts es un fabricante de reconocido prestigio internacional especializado en fuentes de alto voltaje para equipos complejos usados en las industrias de ciencias de la vida, suministrando sus productos a casi todos los fabricantes de espectr\u00f3metros de masas m\u00e1s importantes del mundo. Los mercados principales de la empresa est\u00e1n experimentando un crecimiento sostenido puesto que los pa\u00edses de todo el mundo est\u00e1n adquiriendo tecnolog\u00edas de prueba y de an\u00e1lisis y tales adquisiciones marcan una etapa estrat\u00e9gica muy importante para el comprador, ITT Exelis, puesto que su objetivo radica en desarrollar el potencial de la empresa m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de sus mercados de defensa y seguridad.<\/p>\n<p>Livingstone organiz\u00f3 un riguroso proceso de subasta en nombre de los accionistas de Applied Kilovolts, lo que suscit\u00f3 un fuerte inter\u00e9s estrat\u00e9gico internacional en el mercado de los equipos de energ\u00eda. Exelis, que fue escindida como un negocio independiente por el gigante nortemaricano ITT en 2011, ten\u00eda la capacidad de alcanzar las expectativas de valoraci\u00f3n de los accionistas as\u00ed como de cumplir con los deseos del equipo directivo de contar con un socio fuerte en la industria para seguir adelante.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Wheelhouse, Director General de Applied Kilovolts dijo: <strong>\u201cEl compromiso de Exelis en esta operaci\u00f3n y el encaje estrat\u00e9gico \u00f3ptimo con nuestro negocio permitir\u00e1 a Applied Kilovolts seguir creciendo e impulsar el avance tecnol\u00f3gico de la energ\u00eda de alto voltaje. Estuvimos muy a gusto trabajando con el equipo de Livingstone que idearon para nosotros un proceso estucturado y riguroso para identificar y acercarnos a compradores con los motivos estrat\u00e9gicos adecuados que motivaran la compra de nuestro negocio&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ron Gordon, Director General del negocio de soluciones energ\u00e9ticas de Exelis a\u00f1adi\u00f3:<strong> \u201cLa compra de Applied Kilovolts amplia nuestro potencial tecnol\u00f3gico, presencia internacional y cartera de clientes. 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