Lam Research - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Lam Research M&A Summary

Lam Research has acquired 9 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Lam Research’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Novellus Systems for $3.3B. Lam Research has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (38%) and software (25%).

Lam Research Business Overview

Where is Lam Research headquartered?

Lam Research is headquartered in Fremont, California.

What is Lam Research’s revenue?

Lam Research disclosed revenue of 17,429M USD for 2023 and 17,227M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Lam Research have?

Lam Research has 17,200 employees.

What sector is Lam Research in?

Lam Research is a semiconductors company.

When was Lam Research founded?

Lam Research was founded in 1980.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 2

Lam Research

Lam Research Corp.

4650 Cushing Parkway,
Fremont, California 94538
United States,
(510) 572-0200
www.lamresearch.com

Lam Research is a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Lam Research designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and service semiconductor processing systems that are used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The Company's products are designed to help customers build devices that are used in a variety of electronic products, including cell phones, computers, storage devices, and networking equipment. Lam Research's customer base includes semiconductor memory, foundry, and integrated device manufacturers. Lam Research was formed in 1980 and is based in Fremont, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 6 - - 1 1 - 8
vol $3.9B $3.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Esgee Technologies, Inc. 2023-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.esgeetech.com
Semsysco GmbH 2022-11-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Salzburg, Germany · www.semsysco.com
Coventor, Inc. 2017-08-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Cary, North Carolina · www.coventor.com
Novellus Systems, Inc. 2011-12-14 3.3B USD Merger
San Jose, California · www.novellus.com
Straatum Processware Ltd. 2009-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland
SEZ Holding AG 2007-12-10 447M USD Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Switzerland · www.sez.com
Bullen Ultrasonics - Silicon Growing & Fabrication Assets 2006-10-10 175M USD Divestiture
Eaton, Ohio
OnTrak Systems, Inc. 1997-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Semiconductors 3 (38%) 3.7B (96%) - -
Machinery 2 (25%) 175M (4%) - -
Software 2 (25%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $3.9B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 3.5B - -
  California 2 3.3B - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 175M - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 447M - -
Domestic 5 (63%) 3.5B (89%) - -
Cross-border 3 (38%) 447M (11%) - -
Total 8 $3.9B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.3B
$100M to $1B 2 $622M
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest Novellus Systems, Inc.
$3.3B (2011-12-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
38%
3 (38%)
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Semiconductors

Revenue

17,429   2% 2023
17,227   18% 2022
14,626   46% 2021
10,045   5% 2020
9,654   13% 2019
11,077   39% 2018
8,014   37% 2017
5,886   12% 2016
5,259   15% 2015
4,607   29% 2014
3,599   2013
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Employees

17,200

Established

1980

Public

NASDAQ: LRCX

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