Acuity to buy data-centre monitor Perimeter for $675M

What's the deal? AcuityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has agreed to acquire Perimeter TechnologiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a data-centre leak detection company, for $675 million. The move extends Acuity's Intelligent Spaces business into leak, environmental, and battery monitoring, rather than its traditional lighting lineup.

Why now? Demand for data-centre infrastructure is climbing as facilities adopt more complex cooling systems. Perimeter projects about $100 million in sales for 2027 and roughly 40% EBITDA margins; Acuity expects the deal to be accretive.

What's the endgame? The purchase complements Acuity's Distech Controls arm, positioning the company in adjacent building-monitoring technology beyond lighting fixtures.

Elsewhere in lighting: Brandon Industries has partnered with British manufacturer C.U. Phosco to widen US access to roadway, area, and infrastructure lighting. The collaboration is already supporting projects, including an energy-efficient upgrade at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

A key hire: HLWDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has appointed Fantina Barrera as director of its Spark Studio lighting design unit. Barrera, who brings more than a decade of international experience, will lead creative direction and support expansion into hospitality and retail lighting design.

The signal: The deal lands amid continued consolidation across lighting, including Visual ComfortDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s purchase of Forbes & Lomax. Acuity's move stands out for its scale and its pivot toward adjacent technology, signalling where the sector's growth may now lie.

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