Bourns Acquires Circuit Protection Component Company KEKO-Varicon

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, recently announced that a member of the Bourns group of companies has acquired all shares of KEKO-Varicon d.o.o. Žužambrek (KEKO-Varicon) from its three shareholders, consisting of two members of the MSIN Group and one minority shareholder. KEKO-Varicon is a leading manufacturer of overvoltage protection products that include varistor and EMI suppression products. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Along with adding breadth and depth to Bourns' industry-leading overvoltage and overcurrent protection portfolio, KEKO-Varicon brings a strong employee base, superior overvoltage protection technologies, expanded R&D, and production facility assets as part of the acquisition. Bourns' existing circuit protection portfolio includes Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs), Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs), Thyristor Surge Protectors, Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) Diodes and Arrays, Power TVS Diodes, Polymer PTC Resettable Fuses, TBU® High-Speed Protectors (HSPs), Mini-breaker Thermal Cutoff (TCO) devices, and ESD Suppressors.

"The acquisition allows Bourns to gain a significant strategic advantage in the range of protection solutions we can offer our customers, particularly in addressing the strict requirements of the automotive industry," said Erik Meijer, President and COO of Bourns, Inc. "Acquiring KEKO-Varicon further reinforces Bourns' ability to meet both complex technology and on-time delivery needs with an even stronger global organization to deliver the highest quality circuit protection devices."

About KEKO-Varicon d.o.o

KEKO-Varicon is one of the world's top manufacturers of overvoltage protective and EMI suppression components. The company's products have been designed into a broad variety of low voltage board level (LVBL), telecommunication, automotive electronics, AC-line, TVSS, and high-energy industrial equipment applications. The combination of extensive technical knowledge and advanced equipment enables KEKO-Varicon to produce at almost 0 PPM quality levels. The company‘s headquarters and production facilities are located in Slovenia, EU. 

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc. is an American electronics company that develops, manufactures and supplies electronic components for a variety of industries including automotive, industrial, instrumentation, medical electronics, consumer equipment and portable electronics. Established in Altadena, California in 1947 by Marlan and Rosemary Bourns, graduates of the University of Michigan, the company was founded to develop and sell electronic components and sensors to the aerospace industry. Bourns has 15 manufacturing facilities around the world and has continued growing through the development of new products and technologies as well as through acquisitions. The company has approximately 7000 employees worldwide.