Acuity acquired QSC, LLC for approximately $1.215 billion, a transaction completed in January 2025, structured as all cash ($600 million term loan plus cash on hand).
QSC, LLC operates in Intelligent Spaces, had revenue of about approximately $535 million (twelve months ended Aug 31, 2024). Acuity acquired QSC, a designer and manufacturer of cloud-manageable audio, video and control (AV&C) technology used across education, commercial, hospitality, government, healthcare and transportation settings. Announced October 24, 2024 and completed January 1, 2025, the cash price was about $1.215 billion (roughly $1.1 billion net of about $100 million in expected tax benefits), or approximately 14 times QSC's estimated trailing EBITDA. QSC generated around $535 million in sales in the twelve months ended August 31, 2024. Acuity funded the purchase with $600 million of term-loan borrowing plus cash on hand and placed QSC in its Intelligent Spaces segment.
Management positioned QSC as a strategically adjacent, cloud-manageable platform that extends Acuity's Intelligent Spaces business and its vision of data interoperability to make built spaces smarter, safer and greener.
large and growing AV&C market, strategically adjacent to Intelligent Spaces, differentiated cloud-manageable platform, accretive to fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS Intelligent Spaces segment
In our Intelligent Spaces business we are delivering meaningful outcomes for end users that are powered by disruptive technologies and that generate strong financial results. QSC has built a differentiated cloud-manageable audio, video and control platform that controls what happens in a built space. Our acquisition of QSC builds on our vision of data interoperability as we continue to make spaces smarter, safer and greener.Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Acuity Brands, Inc.
We are excited to be joining a company that is aligned around our long-term mission and shares our values. Our shared vision of how we can leverage data with our technology solutions will elevate our ability to service our end-users and drive growth.Joe Pham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, QSC
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.