Meade Instruments Overview
- Founded
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1972

- Status
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Acquired/Merged
- Employees
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112

- Latest Deal Type
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M&A
- Financing Rounds
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5
- Investments
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3
Meade Instruments General Information
Description
Manufacturer and designer of telescopes and accessories for amateur astronomers. The company designs, manufactures, imports and distributes telescopes, telescope accessories, binoculars, spotting scopes and other consumer optical products.
Contact Information
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Parent Company
Ningbo Sunny Electronic
Primary Office
- 27 Hubble
- Irvine, CA 92618
- United States
+1 (949) 000-0000
Meade Instruments Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
Post-Val | Status | Debt |
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Meade Instruments Patents
Meade Instruments Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-20080168492-A1 | Celestial viewing system with video display | Abandoned | 05-Jan-2007 | 000000000 | |
US-20080163504-A1 | Apparatus and methods for locating and identifying remote objects | Abandoned | 05-Jan-2007 | 000000000 | 00 |
US-20080018995-A1 | User-directed automated telescope alignment | Abandoned | 21-Jul-2006 | 000000000 | |
US-20080017784-A1 | Apparatus and methods to locate and track the sun | Abandoned | 21-Jul-2006 | 0000000000 | 0 |
US-20070164692-A1 | Wireless systems and methods for controlling a telescope | Abandoned | 17-Jan-2006 | G02B23/16 | 0 |
Meade Instruments Executive Team (4)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Victor Aniceto | President & Chief Executive Officer | ||
John Diebel | Founder |
Meade Instruments Signals
Meade Instruments Former Investors
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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Meade Instruments Investments & Acquisitions (3)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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0000000 00000 | 30-Nov-2006 | 000000000 | 0000 | Recreational Goods | 0000 0000 |
0000000 00000 | 01-Oct-2002 | 0000000000 | Recreational Goods | 0000 0000 | |
Bresser Optik | 01-Sep-1999 | Merger/Acquisition | 000 | Distributors/Wholesale |
Meade Instruments Subsidiaries (1)
Company Name | Industry | Location | Founded |
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0000000 00000 | Distributors/Wholesale | Broken, Germany | 0000 |
Meade Instruments Exits (2)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size | Status | Buyers |
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0000000 0000000 | 30-Nov-2006 | 000000000 | 0000 | Completed |
|
Simmons Outdoor | 01-Oct-2002 | Merger/Acquisition | Completed |