Cooper Industries Ltd., Houston, acquired MadahCom Inc. for $43 million. MadahCom, Sarasota, Fla., is a privately owned manufacturer of secure wireless emergency control and mass notification systems. With sales of approximately $22 million of hardware, software and installation services in 2006, it currently has more than 200 installations worldwide at military, government, commercial sites, industrial locations and other campus environments.

MadahCom will become part of Cooper Wheelock’s Notification Systems business. With this acquisition, Cooper Wheelock expands its ability to provide customers with comprehensive indoor and outdoor notification system solutions designed to protect, alert and inform people in the event of an emergency.

Cooper Wheelock, is an affiliate of Cooper Menvier, a division of Cooper Industries Ltd. The affiliate company provides notification solutions including fire and security notification appliances, notification systems and industrial signaling products for government, healthcare, education and industry. For more information, visitwww.cooperwheelock.com.