Satnews Daily
September 12th, 2013

Quintech Electronics & Communications + DEV Systemtechnik GmbH—Former Acquires All Shares Of The Latter (Business—Acquisition)


[SatNews] Quintech Electronics & Communications, Inc., has signed an agreement to purchase 100 percent of all shares of DEV Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Quintech, headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a leading supplier of reliable RF signal routing equipment for more than 24 years. Quintech’s product line includes matrix switches, routers, splitters, combiners, amplifiers, and LNB power supplies. DEV Systemtechnik, headquartered in Friedberg, Germany, is a leading supplier of RF and RF over fiber signal routing equipment, including their groundbreaking Optribution® product line.

"I am very excited with the opportunities to better serve our customers with the combined Quintech and DEV products and personnel,’ said Dan Prushnok, CEO and Chairman of Quintech. ‘Both companies represent the highest standards in product design, quality, reliability, and customer support. I expect the combined companies to provide our customer base with a greater selection of available solutions with faster service and lead times. A full suite of RF products, including matrix switches, routing switches, splitters and combiners, amplifiers, LNB power supplies, RF over fiber transmitters and receivers, and optical splitters and combiners, provide a comprehensive set of building blocks to help our customer base find the best valued solutions for their applications."

DEV will be a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Quintech, with Joerg Schmidt remaining as Managing Director. "I am pleased to have DEV join the Quintech family’, said Joerg Schmidt. ‘The synergies provided by the companies will help our customers realize more comprehensive and innovative solutions. Quintech’s global brand reputation and market presence especially in the US, combined with our deep RF and fiber optic knowledge and European, Asian and Middle-East customer relationships, will jointly realize improved product quality and customer service worldwide."

Combined, Quintech and DEV will continue to provide superior RF and optical products and solutions to their expanded global customer base, serving the satellite, broadcast, CATV, government, wireless telecommunications, and test and measurement markets. This transaction is expected to close by the end of September 2013.