Acquisitions and divestments
Acquisitions
Vaisala strives for global market and product leadership in selected businesses. This goal is achieved mainly by organic growth supplemented by acquisitions.
2024
Vaisala accelerates Xweather growth by acquiring Maxar Intelligence’s WeatherDesk business related assets. To expand its leadership in AI-led weather forecasting and enhance its offering to the insurance, finance, and energy segment. Stock exchange release, December 9, 2024 Stock exchange release, December 10, 2024
Vaisala expands its offering for renewable energy customers by acquiring the UK-based software, weather monitoring systems and services company Nevis Technology Limited. Vaisala News, October 31, 2024
Vaisala expands its subscription-based business by acquiring Speedwell Climate Ltd, a leader in climate and environmental risk transfer. Press release, September 11, 2024
2022
Vaisala accelerates growth of its weather and environmental data business by acquiring US-based AerisWeather, Stock Exchange Release January 27, 2022
2019
Vaisala strengthened its digital offering by acquiring professional B2B weather services from Foreca - Press release August 13, 2019
2018
Finnish K-Patents Group, a pioneer in in-line liquid measurements for industrial applications - Press release December 12.
French Leosphere SAS specializing in developing, manufacturing and servicing turnkey wind lidar instruments - Stock Exchange Release October 4.
2017
Finnish IT company Vionice specialized in computer vision and artificial intelligence - Press release, October 26
2016
Technology and air quality monitoring products from Envitems Oy - Press release, August 30
2013
3TIER Inc., a US-based renewable energy assessment and forecasting services company - Stock exchange release, December 17
Second Wind Systems Inc, USA - remote sensing technology and data services for the wind energy industry - Press release, August 14
2010
Veriteq Instruments Inc., Canada - continuous monitoring systems and data loggers for life science market - Stock exchange release, March 29
2009
Quixote Transportation Technologies, Inc. (QTT), USA - road weather and information technology company - Stock exchange release, December 29
2008
Aviation Systems Maintenance, Inc (ASMI), USA - an airport service company - Stock exchange release, December 30
2005
Sigmet Corporation, USA - weather radar signal processor and application software company - Stock exchange release, December 23
CLH Inc., USA - automated weather observing systems and related services for the US airports - Stock exchange release, July 5
2002
Global Atmospherics Corporation, USA, March 28
2001
Meteorological Systems Unit of Radian International LLC of USA, June 26
2022
Vaisala acquire US-based AerisWeather - Stock exchange release, January 27, 2022
Divestments
2016
Vaisala exited certain Transportation products and field services - Stock exchange release, Feb 10
2013
Three non-weather road transportation product lines to M.H.Corbin, Inc., USA. In Vaisala the product lines belonged to Weather business area - Stock exchange release March 6
2012
Vaisala sold its wind profiler business to Scintec AG, Germany - Press release, Jan 23
2010
Vaisala divested its oxygen measurement technology and business to SICK Maihak GmbH. The oxygen products belonged to Controlled Environment (currently Industrial Measurements) business area's offering. - Press release, Sep 30