ams - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ams M&A Summary

ams has acquired 9 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold ams AG - NFC and RFID Reader Assets to STMicroelectronics N.V. for $79M. ams has acquired in 1 US state, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (56%) and chemicals (12%).

ams Business Overview

Where is ams headquartered?

ams is headquartered in Premstaetten, Austria.

What is ams’ revenue?

ams disclosed revenue of 3,504M EUR for 2020 and 1,885M EUR for 2019.

How many employees does ams have?

ams has 29,753 employees.

What sector is ams in?

ams is a semiconductors company.

When was ams founded?

ams was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

ams

ams AG

Tobelbader Strasse 30,
Premstaetten, 8141
Austria,
+43 3136 500 0
www.ams.com

ams is a worldwide manufacturer of high performance sensor and analog solutions. ams was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Premstaetten, Austria.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $137M $137M
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ams AG - Microphone Design Assets 2019-12-23 58M USD Divestiture
Unterpremstaetten, Austria
Incus Laboratories Ltd. 2016-12-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.incus.com
Heptagon Micro Optics Pte Ltd. 2016-10-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore · www.hptg.com
ams AG - NFC and RFID Reader Assets 2016-07-29 79M USD Divestiture
Unterpremstaetten, Austria
MAZeT GmbH 2016-07-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Thuringia, Germany · www.mazet.de
Cambridge CMOS Sensors Ltd. 2016-06-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.ccmoss.com
CMOSIS NV 2015-11-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Antwerp, Belgium · www.cmosis.com
NXP Semiconductors - CMOS Sensor Business 2015-07-28 - Divestiture
Eindhoven, Netherlands
acam-messelectronic GmbH 2014-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Stutensee, Germany · www.acam.de
AppliedSensor GmbH 2014-06-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Reutlingen, Germany · www.appliedsensor.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 5 (56%) - 2 (100%) 137M (100%)
Chemicals 1 (11%) - - -
Electronics 1 (11%) - - -
Software 1 (11%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 - 2 $137M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 3 - - -
Austria - - 2 137M
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Domestic - - 2 (100%) 137M (100%)
Cross-border 9 (100%) - - -
Total 9 - 2 $137M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 2 $137M
TOTAL $137M
Largest ams AG - NFC and RFID Reader Assets
$79M (2016-07-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Semiconductors

Revenue

3,504   86% 2020
1,885   33% 2019
1,426   35% 2018
1,064   94% 2017
550   12% 2016
623   2015
(millions of EUR) Show More Show Less

Employees

29,753

Established

1981

Public

SIX Swiss Exchange: AMS

Former Name

austriamicrosystems AG

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