Cyient Ltd through its step down subsidiary Cyient Defense Services Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent equity ownership in B&F Design Inc. Based in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, and founded by Raymond F. Forgione in 1965 as a family business, B&F Design initially offered design services to local manufacturing companies and later expanded the business to include the manufacturing of tools, and has built a reputation for its high quality design and tooling capability. Today, their area of expertise includes design and manufacturing of precision engine assembly equipment, repair tooling, machining of fixtures and gauges, and engine factory modernization services.
B&F Design employs a team of around 47 people, with a revenue between $8 million to $9 million, with low double-digit EBITDA margins. They also bring-in a strong team of technical and domain experts in Aerospace Tooling along with a common anchor customer, led by Darius Szczepankowski, who will join as General Manager to run the delivery operations.
With new programs going into manufacturing the demand for precision tooling is significantly increasing. This market is forecasted to increase at a faster rate than that of design. This is Cyient's sixth acquisition in the last three years as part of its ‘Design-Build-Maintain' strategy. Cyient holds a strong cash position of $155 million and will continue to look for acquisitions that will enable the company to realise its strategy and the goal of industry-leading growth.
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