Cirrus Logic - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cirrus Logic M&A Summary

Cirrus Logic has acquired 12 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Cirrus Logic’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Wolfson Microelectronics for $467M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2000, when it sold Ambient Technologies to Intel for $150M. Cirrus Logic has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (46%) and information technology (19%).

Cirrus Logic Business Overview

Where is Cirrus Logic headquartered?

Cirrus Logic is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

What is Cirrus Logic’s revenue?

Cirrus Logic disclosed revenue of 1,781M USD for 2022 and 1,369M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Cirrus Logic have?

Cirrus Logic has 1,591 employees.

What sector is Cirrus Logic in?

Cirrus Logic is a semiconductors company.

When was Cirrus Logic founded?

Cirrus Logic was founded in 1984.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Cirrus Logic

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

800 West 6th Street,
Austin, Texas 78701
United States,
(512) 851-4000
www.cirrus.com

Cirrus Logic is a supplier of high-precision analog and digital signal processing components for the audio and energy markets. Cirrus Logic was founded in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 10 - 1 - - - 11
vol $630M $335M $965M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $176M $176M
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lion Semiconductor, Inc. 2021-07-08 335M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.lionsemi.com
Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd 2014-08-21 467M USD Add-on Acquisition
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · www.wolfsonmicro.com
Acoustic Technologies, Inc. 2013-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Mesa, Arizona
Apex Microtechnology Corp. 2012-08-22 26M USD Divestiture
Tucson, Arizona · www.apexanalog.com
Apex Microtechnology Corp. 2007-07-12 42M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tucson, Arizona · www.apexanalog.com
Caretta Integrated Circuits Co. Ltd. 2007-01-03 11M USD Add-on Acquisition
Shanghai, China
Cirrus Logic, Inc. - Video Product Line Assets 2005-05-25 - Divestiture
Austin, California
Stream Machine Co. 2001-12-10 110M USD Add-on Acquisition
Milpitas, California · www.streammachine.com
LuxSonor Semiconductors, Inc. 2001-07-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California
Peak Audio, Inc. 2001-04-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Boulder, Colorado · www.peakaudio.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 5 (45%) 954M (99%) 3 (60%) 26M (15%)
Information Technology 2 (18%) - - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (18%) 11M (1%) - -
Software 1 (9%) - 1 (20%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (9%) - - -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (20%) 150M (85%)
Total 11 $965M 5 $176M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 487M 5 176M
  California 3 445M 3 150M
  Arizona 2 42M 1 26M
  Colorado 2 - - -
  Texas 1 - 1 -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
China 1 11M - -
United Kingdom 1 467M - -
Domestic 9 (82%) 487M (50%) 5 (100%) 176M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (18%) 478M (50%) - -
Total 11 $965M 5 $176M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $912M
< $100M 2 $53M
TOTAL $965M
Largest Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd
$467M (2014-08-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $150M
< $100M 1 $26M
TOTAL $176M
Largest Ambient Technologies, Inc.
$150M (2000-02-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

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