Graco acquired QED Environmental Systems for $65 million, structured as All cash.
QED Environmental Systems operates in Process. Graco acquired QED Environmental Systems, a manufacturer of fluid management solutions for environmental monitoring and remediation (including landfill gas, groundwater sampling and remediation equipment), for $65 million in cash in January 2014.
Expanded Graco into environmental monitoring and remediation end markets where it had little or no previous exposure, complementing its Process segment fluid-handling offerings.
In January 2014, the Company paid $65 million cash to acquire QED Environmental Systems (QED), a manufacturer of fluid management solutions for environmental monitoring and remediation. Results of QED operations have been included in the Company's Process segment from the date of acquisition.Graco Inc. fiscal 2016 Form 10-K (Note L, Acquisitions)
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