FLIR Systems has been on fire as of late with new innovative products and aggressive marketing campaigns. Now with the announced acquisition of Point Grey Research, FLIR will roll into the machine vision and specialty imaging market.
Over the past decade Point Grey Research has announced a continuous stream of innovative products and made a name for themselves offering high performance cameras backed by solid engineering designs. The $253 million dollar deal is expected to be finalized in the 4th quarter of 2016.
Get the Pulse of the Market with StreetInsider.com's Pulse Picks . Get your Free Trial here . FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR ) announced today that it has reached a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the business of Point Grey Research, Inc., a leading developer of machine vision [...]
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PGR's aggressive pricing policies put tremendous pressure on it's competitors, and some say, damaged the market's reseller distribution channels. All eyes will be on FLIR to see what changes, if any, they make to PGRs product distribution and pricing policies.
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