Mersen announces plans to acquire busbar manufacturer

Mersen, Newburyport, Mass., has entered into an agreement in principle with Eldre, the largest worldwide pure player in laminated busbars. This acquisition allows Mersen to expand its current product range supporting the improvement of efficiency, performance and safety of power electronics. Already a global provider of fuses and cooling products for the protection of semiconductors, Mersen will now add laminated busbars to its bundled offer.

Based in Rochester, N.Y., Eldre is a family-owned business with manufacturing facilities in Rochester and Saint Sylvain d’Anjou, France, that employ approximately 300 people. The business will be integrated into Mersen’s Electrical Components and Technologies segment and will contribute annual revenues of $40 million.