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Littelfuse acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Littelfuse bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Dortmund Fab Word for word“The total purchase price for the fab is approximately 93 million Euro, of which 37.2 million Euro down payment (approximately $40.5 million) recorded in Other long-term assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was paid in the third quarter after regulatory approvals and approximately 56 million Euro will be paid at closing.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	—	approximately 93 million Euro
Western Automation Research and Development Limited ("Western Automation") Word for word“On February 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Western Automation Research and Development Limited (“Western Automation”) for approximately $162 million in cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	February 3, 2023	approximately $162 million
C&K Switches ("C&K") Word for word“On July 19, 2022, the Company acquired C&K Switches (“C&K”) for $540 million in cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	July 19, 2022	$540 million
Embed Ltd. ("Embed") Word for word“The total purchase consideration was $9.2 million, net of cash.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	—	$9.2 million
Carling Technologies ("Carling") Word for word“On November 30, 2021, the Company acquired Carling, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2021.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	November 30, 2021	—
Hartland Controls ("Hartland") Word for word“On January 28, 2021, the Company acquired Hartland, a manufacturer and leading supplier of electrical components used primarily in heating, ventilation, air conditioning ("HVAC") and other industrial and systems applications, and eMobility.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	January 28, 2021	—
Dortmund Fab (200mm wafer fab in Dortmund, Germany, from Elmos Semiconductor SE) Word for word“The total purchase price for the Dortmund Fab was approximately 94 million Euro, of which a 37.2 million Euro down payment (approximately $40.5 million) was made in the third quarter of 2023 and recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets after regulatory approvals.” 10-K for 2024	agreed acquisition	—	approximately 94 million Euro
Basler Electric Company Word for word“On December 11, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Basler Electric Company ("Basler").” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	December 11, 2025	—
Western Automation Research and Development Limited Word for word“On February 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Western Automation Research and Development Limited (“Western Automation”) for approximately $162 million in cash.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	February 3, 2023	approximately $162 million in cash
C&K Switches Word for word“On July 19, 2022, the Company acquired C&K Switches (“C&K”) for $540 million in cash.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	July 19, 2022	$540 million in cash
Embed Ltd. Word for word“On April 12, 2022, the Company acquired Embed Ltd. (“Embed”).” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	April 12, 2022	—
Carling Technologies Word for word“The purchase price for Carling was $315.5 million, and the operations of Carling are included in the commercial vehicle business within the Company’s Transportation segment.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	—	$315.5 million
Hartland Controls Word for word“The purchase price for Hartland was $111.0 million and the operations of Hartland are included in the Industrial segment.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	—	$111.0 million

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$471.1 million	$232.9 million
2017-12-30	$38.5 million	$36.7 million
2018-12-29	$318.5 million	$382.9 million
2019-12-28	$775,000	—
2020-12-26	$0	—
2022-01-01	$423.6 million	$134.8 million
2022-12-31	$532.7 million	$285.1 million
2023-12-30	$198.8 million	$97.8 million
2024-12-28	$0	—
2025-12-27	$407.7 million	$209.7 million

Deal filings since 2016

2026-03-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-10-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-06-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-05-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-04-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-11-30 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2021-10-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-01-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-01-18 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2017-11-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-10-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-08-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-02-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-12-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-03-28 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2016-03-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Littelfuse’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.