M&A Deal Summary

Microsemi Acquires Vectron International

On November 26, 2017, Microsemi acquired semiconductors company Vectron International from Knowles for 130M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsemi’s 22nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Microsemi’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Microsemi’s 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsemi’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-11-26
Target Vectron International
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Microsemi
Sellers(s) Knowles
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 130M USD

Target

Vectron International

Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
website
Vectron International, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions using the very latest techniques in both bulk acoustic wave (BAW) and surface acoustic wave (SAW) based designs from DC to microwave frequencies. Products include crystals and crystal oscillators; frequency translators; clock and data recovery products; SAW filters; Crystal filters and components used in telecommunications, data communications, frequency synthesizers, timing, navigation, military, aerospace and instrumentation systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Microsemi

Chandler, Arizona, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.

Microsemi offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace, and industrial markets. Microsemi was established in 1960 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 32
Sector (Semiconductors) 22 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 8
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 28
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-28 Microsemi Corp - Wireless Access Assets

United States

Microsemi Corp - Wireless Access Assets includes wideband RF transceivers and synthesizers for 3G, 4G, and future 5G cellular base station and remote radio head (RRH) unit platforms.

Sell $210M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Knowles

Itasca, Illinois, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Electronics
Employees7,000
Revenue 765M USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Knowles is a provider of hearing aid transducers and low voltage integrated circuit design, electronic controls and sensors, and precision manufacturing. It has facilities in seven countries spread over North America, Europe and Asia, with its largest operations located in the United States, China and Malaysia. Knowles was founded in 1946 and is based in Itasca, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 Audience

Mountain View, California, United States

Audience, Inc. is a voice processor company that enables clear communications anywhere with noise suppression technology based on the intelligence of the human hearing system. The technology is applicable across a broad range of consumer products where voice needs to be intelligible in noisy environments.

Buy $85M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Unterpremstaetten, Austria

ams AG - MEMS microphone ASIC design business includes intellectual property, rights to source ASIC wafers from multiple foundry partners.

Buy $58M
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