Vaisala strengthens its position in remote wind sensing by acquiring Leosphere SAS. Vaisala acquires all the shares in Leosphere SAS, a French company specializing in developing, manufacturing and servicing turnkey wind lidar (light detection and ranging) instruments for wind energy, aviation, meteorology, and air quality for a purchase price (cash and debt free) of EUR 38m. Leosphere's net sales in 2017 amounted to EUR 27 million and its EBIT reached double-digit level.