Winchester Electronics Corporation, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Haverhill Cable and Manufacturing.
Haverhill Cable and Manufacturing is a producer of semi-rigid coaxial cable and cable assemblies. Its products are utilized in a variety of microwave and RF systems in commercial, military, and satellite equipment. The company is headquartered in Haverhill, MA (www.haverhillcable.com).
Winchester is a designer and manufacturer of connectors and cable assemblies used in the medical, military, energy & power, broadcast and ruggedized industrial end markets. The company is based in Middlebury, CT (www.winchesterelectronics.com).
Audax acquired Winchester in June 2006 and with the buy of Haverhill Cable has now completed eight add-on acquisitions including: Continental Connector Company (Hatfield, PA) in May of 2013; Clements National Company (Broadview, IL) in August of 2012; Electrical Specialty Products (Spartanburg, SC) in July of 2012; Kings Electronics Corporation (Rock Hill, SC) in May of 2007; and Advanced Interconnect (Franklin, MA) in April of 2007.
The Audax Group makes control investments of $10 million to $100 million in middle market companies with transaction values of $25 million to $500 million. Sectors of interest include industrial manufacturing; energy; outsourced industrial services; consumer products; healthcare devices and services; non-asset based logistics; technology; aerospace & defense; business services; and direct marketing. The firm was founded in 1999 and has offices in Boston and New York (www.audaxgroup.com).
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