Cooper buys LED maker
Cooper Industries has acquired Irvine, Calif.-based Illumination Management Solutions Inc. (IMS).
IMS designs and manufactures specialized optics for light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“The acquisition of IMS demonstrates Cooper’s ongoing strategic commitment to become a market leader in energy-efficient solid state lighting solutions,” said Cooper Industries’ chairman and CEO Kirk S. Hachigian.
Cooper previously acquired io Lighting and UK-based Clarity Lighting, and recently constructed the Cooper Lighting LED Innovation Center in Peachtree City, Ga., which will act as a centralized resource for all global LED-based activities and will leverage technology from Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Safety as well as Cooper Lighting
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