ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”) a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, today announced it has acquired for cash Minnesota-based Winona Lighting, Inc., a premier provider of architectural and high-performance indoor and outdoor lighting products. Recognized throughout the architectural design community, Winona Lighting serves the commercial, retail, and institutional markets with a product portfolio of high-quality and design-oriented luminaires suitable for decorative, custom, asymmetric, and landscape lighting applications. Winona Lighting provides many of these products utilizing the latest LED technology for superior performance, long-life and energy-savings. Winona Lighting will continue operations in its existing facility focusing on key customers and competencies. The acquisition is not expected to materially impact the Company’s fiscal 2011 consolidated financial performance. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
