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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-242335"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:21:30.206681+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands to acquire QSC for $1.215B; deal expected to close in Q2 FY2025

## Summary
- Purchase price of $1.215 billion ($1.1B net of ~$100M tax benefits), ~14x QSC's trailing EBITDA.
- QSC had ~$535M sales in last 12 months; platform covers cloud-manageable audio, video, and control.
- Deal funded via $600M term loan and cash on hand; expected to close in Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Transaction expected to be accretive to Acuity's fiscal 2025 full-year adjusted diluted EPS.
- QSC serves education, commercial, hospitality, government, healthcare, transportation end-markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-242335
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000119312524242335/0001193125-24-242335-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000119312524242335/d899681d8k.htm

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