“Thank you, Mark, for the initial conversations and impression that led us to trust and engage Zachary Scott. Everything in our dealings with Zachary Scott lived up to the high standards that you portrayed.

I am deeply grateful to you Bill, for your patience and handling of our negotiation. I learned many significant things about the art of negotiation from you and, damn, we just plain had fun.

As a result of your efforts, we looked awfully good, for which we are very grateful. I feel a deep sense of satisfaction about what we accomplished. ”
Dr. Nordeen ("Norge") Larson, Former owner and President, Sea-Bird Electronics
Diversified IndustrialsManufacturingM&A: Sell-Side
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Situation

Sea-Bird designs and manufactures precision scientific oceanographic sensors for measuring the physical properties of water. Sea-Bird’s shareholders were interested in aligning the company with a partner that could help expand the breadth and scale of its product offerings in this rapidly growing industry.

ZS Role

Zachary Scott was engaged as the exclusive financial advisor to represent the owners in the sale of 100% of the stock of Sea-Bird.

Results

After an extensive search for partners with the desired attributes, Sea-Bird was sold to Danaher, a global industrial conglomerate with significant operations in professional instrumentation. The acquisition supports Danaher’s strategy of providing products and services for researching, measuring, and monitoring the global water cycle.