Houlihan Lokey Advises Quantum Design International
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Quantum Design International (Quantum) has been acquired by Carlson Private Capital Partners (CPC). This transaction closed on October 11, 2024.
Established in 1982, Quantum is a global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution, and service of high-technology instrumentation used in advanced scientific/research fields. The company’s products enable advancement in attractive sectors such as batteries, life sciences, computing, nanotechnology, and photovoltaic technologies. Quantum’s broad offering includes both proprietary and third-party manufactured products across a range of categories—including materials characterization, microscopy, cryogenics, magneto-cryo-optics, and spectroscopy—that have become the industry reference standard for a variety of magnetic and physical property measurements. Quantum’s global headquarters in San Diego, California, is home to the company’s proprietary product manufacturing operations and highly experienced team of Ph.D.-level engineers, which drive continuous product innovation and a robust IP portfolio. Quantum has established a unique 25-location global sales and distribution footprint, which enables the company to serve as a one-stop shop for advanced research instrumentation and high-touch service for its customers, which include the world’s leading research institutions, universities, and Fortune 500 companies. The company is well positioned to capitalize on its strong brand reputation, innovation track record, global footprint, and industry tailwinds across key research applications to pursue numerous organic and inorganic growth avenues.
Based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, CPC is a private investment firm formed by the Carlson family, a family rooted in a legacy of entrepreneurship since 1938. CPC’s investment platform leverages the Carlson family’s rich history of entrepreneurship and operational excellence combined with its patient and flexible capital to provide a fundamentally different investment option for founder-owned businesses that desire a long-term capital partner focused on enhancing their legacies and the communities in which they operate. CPC will look to support Quantum’s leadership team to facilitate growth and founder transition while continuing to build upon the company’s rich history and legacy.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Quantum and assisted in marketing, structuring, and negotiating the transaction on its behalf. This transaction highlights the team’s expertise and continued success of Houlihan Lokey’s dedicated coverage of the global industrial technology and test and measurement sectors.
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