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Methode Electronics acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Methode Electronics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Nordic Lights Group Corporation ("Nordic Lights")Word for word“On April 20, 2023, the Company acquired 92.2 % of the outstanding shares in Nordic Lights Group Corporation (“Nordic Lights”), a premium provider of high-quality lighting solutions for heavy duty equipment headquartered in Finland, for € 121.8 million ($ 134.2 million) in cash.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed acquisition | April 20, 2023 | € 121.8 million ($ 134.2 million) in cash |
Dabir Surfaces businessWord for word“On October 13, 2023, the Company sold certain assets and contracts of its Dabir Surfaces business to a third party for consideration of $ 1.5 million.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | October 13, 2023 | $ 1.5 million |
Nordic Lights Group Corporation ("Nordic Lights") - additional 7.2 % of sharesWord for word“Between May 2023 and July 2023, the Company acquired an additional 7.2 % of the outstanding shares of Nordic Lights for € 9.2 million ($ 10.1 million), increasing the Company’s ownership to 99.4 %.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | Between May 2023 and July 2023 | € 9.2 million ($ 10.1 million) |
Nordic Lights Group Corporation ("Nordic Lights") - remaining 0.6 % of sharesWord for word“On October 10, 2023, the Company acquired the remaining 0.6 % of the outstanding shares in Nordic Lights for € 0.8 million ($ 0.8 million), as determined by the Finnish arbitral tribunal administering the redemption proceedings for the shares not tendered to the Company.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On October 10, 2023 | € 0.8 million ($ 0.8 million) |
Dabir Surfaces business (certain assets and contracts)Word for word“On October 13, 2023, the Company sold certain assets and contracts of its Dabir Surfaces business to a third party for consideration of $ 1.5 million.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | On October 13, 2023 | $ 1.5 million |
dataMate businessWord for word“In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company entered into and closed on an asset purchase agreement with a third-party pursuant to which the Company sold substantially all of the assets of its dataMate business (the “Transaction”).” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-29 | $0 | — | $0 |
| 2018-04-28 | $130.9 million | — | $57.2 million |
| 2019-04-27 | $422.1 million | — | $175.3 million |
| 2023-04-29 | $114.6 million | — | — |
| 2024-04-27 | — | $0 | — |
| 2025-05-03 | — | $0 | — |
| 2026-05-02 | — | $15.2 million | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2024-03-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-08-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Methode Electronics’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-06-24. 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.