Legrand has acquired Indiana-based Girtz Industries, bringing in a manufacturer of custom modular power enclosures and integrated generator systems used across data centers, industrial sites, and commercial facilities. Terms were not disclosed. Girtz generated nearly $80 million of revenue in 2025 and will remain a standalone business unit inside Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems division, with longtime chief executive David Girtz staying on.
The asset fills a specific gap in Legrand’s portfolio. Legrand already sells power distribution, power quality, and cable management products into buildings and data centers. Girtz extends that reach upstream into power generation and redundancy, particularly for customers that need backup power or off-grid, behind-the-meter supply. In practical terms, Legrand is moving closer to the point where electricity becomes mission critical and downtime becomes intolerable.
That matters because the buying environment has changed. Data center operators are no longer just procuring racks, busways, and cooling-adjacent electrical gear. They are redesigning sites around constrained utility interconnection, diesel and gas backup fleets, and modular electrical rooms that can be deployed faster than traditional stick-built infrastructure. Girtz gives Legrand a way to capture more of that spend while tightening its position with hyperscale and enterprise customers facing power bottlenecks.
The acquisition also carries a defensive logic. Electrical equipment vendors are under pressure to offer broader, more integrated solutions as customers consolidate supplier lists and demand shorter deployment cycles. A narrower catalog risks relegation to component status. By adding engineered enclosures and generator integration, Legrand improves its ability to sell higher-value systems rather than individual products.
Legrand’s timing reflects a market still willing to reward targeted capability buys even as broader technology M&A remains uneven. Acquire.fyi data shows technology deal volume is down 10.4% year to date, while median deal size has edged up to $372 million, suggesting buyers are staying selective and paying for assets tied to durable infrastructure demand.
For Legrand, which has said it wants to reach €15 billion in global revenue by 2030, Girtz is less a scale transaction than a position trade on electrification constraints. If utility delays and data center power scarcity persist, the value will come from pricing power, faster project capture, and a stronger claim on the critical power budget.
Source: Company press release and Acquire.fyi's proprietary data
