Advantest - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

Advantest M&A Summary

Advantest has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Advantest’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Verigy for $1.1B. Advantest has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (50%) and software (25%).

Advantest Business Overview

Where is Advantest headquartered?

Advantest is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Advantest’s revenue?

Advantest disclosed revenue of 486,507M JPY for 2024 and 560,191M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Advantest have?

Advantest has 6,766 employees.

What sector is Advantest in?

Advantest is a test/measurement equipment company.

When was Advantest founded?

Advantest was founded in 1954.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 3

Advantest

Advantest Corp.

Shin Marunouchi Center Building, 1-6-2 Marunouchi,
Tokyo, 100-0005
Japan,
+81 3 3214 7500
www.advantest.com

Advantest is a producer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry and a manufacturer of measuring instruments used in the design and production of electronic instruments and systems. Advantest was founded in 1954 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 2 - 1 1 - - 4
vol $1.1B $1.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CREA Srl 2022-06-01 - Add-on Acquisition
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R&D Altanova, Inc. 2021-10-26 - Add-on Acquisition
South Plainfield, New Jersey · www.rdaltanova.com
w2bi, Inc. 2013-06-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Union, New Jersey · www.w2bi.com
Verigy, Ltd. 2011-03-28 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Singapore, Singapore · www.verigy.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 2 (50%) - - -
Software 1 (25%) - - -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (25%) 1.1B (100%) - -
Total 4 $1.1B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - - -
  New Jersey 2 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Singapore 1 1.1B - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 4 (100%) 1.1B (100%) - -
Total 4 $1.1B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Houlihan Lokey
1
Legal Deals
PedersoliGattai
1
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Verigy, Ltd.
$1.1B (2011-03-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)

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