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Amphenol Corporation

Electronic Components and Interconnect SystemsFounded 1932
Reviewed by Swet Parvadiya
Company data updated: September 2026

Acquisitions

Amphenol Acquisitions

5

Major Deals Covered

$15.6B

Disclosed Deal Value

What are Amphenol's biggest acquisitions?

Amphenol's largest disclosed acquisition here is CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) for $10.5B in 2026. This page covers 5 major deals from 2024 to 2026, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.

Major deals covered
5
Largest deal
CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) ($10.5B)
First deal
2024
Most recent
2026
CompanyYearPricePurpose
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT)2024$2.0BTo expand Amphenol's position in harsh environment interconnect, particularly aerospace and defense RF and microwave connectors, cable assemblies and satellite interconnect systems. Carlisle Companies completed the sale in May 2024.
CommScope Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses (Andrew)2025$2.1BTo add base station antennas, wireless connectivity and distributed antenna systems to Amphenol's mobile networks portfolio. Amphenol announced the agreement on July 18, 2024; the businesses, which include the Andrew brand, had about $1.2 billion of 2024 sales and roughly 25% EBITDA margins.
Rochester Sensors2025UndisclosedTo deepen Amphenol's sensor portfolio within the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment with engineered, application specific liquid level sensors. Rochester Sensors, based in Dallas, Texas, had annual sales of roughly $100 million across industrial, medical and alternative energy markets. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Trexon2025$1.0BTo add high reliability interconnect and cable assemblies for the defense market. Trexon, headquartered in Boston with about 1,100 employees at sites in the United States and United Kingdom, expected 2025 sales of roughly $290 million with a 26% EBITDA margin.
CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS)2026$10.5BTo add fiber optic interconnect for the IT datacom and communications networks markets, plus industrial and building infrastructure connectivity products. Amphenol announced the agreement on August 4, 2025 and expects CCS to generate about $4.1 billion of sales in 2026.
What companies has Amphenol bought?
Major acquisitions by Amphenol documented here include CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) (2026), CommScope Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses (Andrew) (2025), Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT) (2024), Trexon (2025) and Rochester Sensors (2025).
What is Amphenol's most recent acquisition?
The most recent Amphenol acquisition documented here is CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS), in 2026, for $10.5B.

CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS)

2026

$10.5B

Why

To add fiber optic interconnect for the IT datacom and communications networks markets, plus industrial and building infrastructure connectivity products. Amphenol announced the agreement on August 4, 2025 and expects CCS to generate about $4.1 billion of sales in 2026.

Impact

The largest acquisition in Amphenol's history. It also transferred the CommScope brand name to Amphenol; the seller renamed itself Vistance Networks.

Outcome

Completed on January 12, 2026. Amphenol expects the business to add approximately $0.15 to 2026 diluted earnings per share excluding acquisition related costs.

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CommScope Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses (Andrew)

2025

$2.1B

Why

To add base station antennas, wireless connectivity and distributed antenna systems to Amphenol's mobile networks portfolio. Amphenol announced the agreement on July 18, 2024; the businesses, which include the Andrew brand, had about $1.2 billion of 2024 sales and roughly 25% EBITDA margins.

Impact

The purchase expanded the Communications Solutions segment and added antenna and wireless infrastructure capability alongside Amphenol's connector and cable assembly products.

Outcome

Completed in February 2025 and consolidated under the revived Andrew brand. Fiscal 2025 sales into the communications networks market rose by roughly $1.4 billion, helped by Andrew and by organic demand from mobile network operators.

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Rochester Sensors

2025

Why

To deepen Amphenol's sensor portfolio within the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment with engineered, application specific liquid level sensors. Rochester Sensors, based in Dallas, Texas, had annual sales of roughly $100 million across industrial, medical and alternative energy markets. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Impact

The acquisition expanded Amphenol's sensor capabilities in industrial liquid level sensing, adding a specialized product line that can be cross-sold through the company's global distribution network and integrated into existing industrial automation customer relationships.

Outcome

Completed in August 2025 and reported within the Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment.

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Trexon

2025

$1.0B

Why

To add high reliability interconnect and cable assemblies for the defense market. Trexon, headquartered in Boston with about 1,100 employees at sites in the United States and United Kingdom, expected 2025 sales of roughly $290 million with a 26% EBITDA margin.

Impact

Amphenol agreed on August 18, 2025 to buy Trexon from Audax Private Equity for about $1 billion in cash, adding defense and space cable, cable assembly and connector products.

Outcome

Completed on November 6, 2025 and reported within Amphenol's defense and industrial end markets.

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Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT)

2024

$2.0B

Why

To expand Amphenol's position in harsh environment interconnect, particularly aerospace and defense RF and microwave connectors, cable assemblies and satellite interconnect systems. Carlisle Companies completed the sale in May 2024.

Impact

The acquisition contributed to fiscal 2025 Harsh Environment Solutions growth of 33% and extended Amphenol's reach into aircraft and satellite programs, with CIT products folded into Amphenol's global manufacturing and sales footprint.

Outcome

Integrated into the Harsh Environment Solutions segment, which reported about $5.9 billion of fiscal 2025 sales.

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Amphenol Corporation's Growth & Acquisition Strategy

Amphenol's growth strategy has two parts: sell into secular demand and buy specialized suppliers. On the first, it builds high speed copper and optical interconnects for AI clusters, including the Celerity mezzanine connector family rated to 224 Gb/s PAM4 and XtremePass co-packaged copper interconnects aimed at 448G class links, plus high voltage connectors and sensors for electric vehicles, which carry more wiring and sensing content than combustion vehicles. On the second, it completed five acquisitions in 2025, including Rochester Sensors in August and Trexon in November, and closed the $10.5 billion CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions purchase in January 2026. Cash generated by the datacom business funds the next set of deals.

How Amphenol Corporation Makes Money

The business model is high volume, highly specialized B2B component manufacturing. Amphenol sells hundreds of thousands of connector, cable, antenna and sensor variants to thousands of customers, and no single end market dominates: in 2025, data centers and information technology accounted for 36% of sales, industrial 19%, automotive 15%, communications networks 10%, defense 9%, mobile devices 6% and commercial aerospace 5%. That spread is deliberate. Because the company sells critical components into almost every electronics end market, a downturn in one market is usually offset by demand in another, and parts are designed into customer platforms that stay in production for years.

Amphenol Acquisitions FAQ

What did Amphenol buy from CommScope and when?

Amphenol agreed in July 2024 to buy CommScope's Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses, including Andrew, for $2.1 billion in cash and completed the purchase in February 2025. Those businesses had about $1.2 billion of 2024 sales. It then bought CommScope's Connectivity and Cable Solutions business for $10.5 billion, closing in January 2026.

When did Amphenol acquire Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT)?

Amphenol completed the purchase of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies from Carlisle Companies in May 2024 for about $2 billion in cash, adding specialized aerospace, military and medical high performance wire and cable assemblies.

When did Amphenol acquire FCI Asia Pte Ltd (FCI Interconnect)?

In January 2016, Amphenol acquired electronic interconnect leader FCI Asia Pte Ltd for $1.275 billion, significantly strengthening its high-speed datacom backplane and automotive interconnect market share.

How did the 2013 acquisition of GE Advanced Sensors establish Amphenol's sensor division?

Amphenol acquired General Electric's Advanced Sensors business in November 2013 for $318 million, creating Amphenol Advanced Sensors to make temperature, pressure and gas sensors.

When did Amphenol acquire MTS Systems Corporation's sensor business?

In April 2021, Amphenol acquired MTS Systems Corporation for $1.7 billion, immediately divesting MTS's testing business to Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and retaining the high-margin MTS Sensors operations.

What notable bolt-on acquisitions has Amphenol made in sensors and optics?

Recent bolt-on deals include SSI Technologies in sensors in 2019, the German fiber and network integrator Euromicron in 2020, Halo Technology and its Skylane Optics subsidiary in optical transceivers for $715 million in December 2021, and Rochester Sensors in August 2025.

What is Amphenol's integration strategy for newly acquired companies?

Amphenol eliminates acquired corporate parent overhead, integrates supply chain purchasing power, maintains the acquired product branding and existing general managers, and establishes rigorous business unit P&L accountability.

How many acquisitions does Amphenol typically complete each year?

Amphenol completes several bolt-on deals a year, five in 2025, and occasionally a much larger one such as the $10.5 billion CommScope Connectivity and Cable Solutions purchase that closed in January 2026.

Does Amphenol acquire other companies?

Amphenol is one of the most prolific acquirers in the hardware industry, constantly buying small, specialized connector companies to instantly integrate their tech and customer bases.

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