u-blox - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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u-blox M&A Summary

u-blox has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

u-blox’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired connectBlue AB for $26M. u-blox has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (50%) and technology hardware (50%).

u-blox Business Overview

Where is u-blox headquartered?

u-blox is headquartered in Thalwil, Switzerland.

What is u-blox’s revenue?

u-blox disclosed revenue of 577M CHF for 2023 and 624M CHF for 2022.

How many employees does u-blox have?

u-blox has 1,123 employees.

What sector is u-blox in?

u-blox is a semiconductors company.

When was u-blox founded?

u-blox was founded in 1997.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

u-blox

u-blox Holding AG

Zürcherstrasse 68,
Thalwil, 8800
Switzerland,
+41 44 722 74 44
www.u-blox.com

u-blox is a fabless semiconductor company, provides wireless communications positioning semiconductors and modules for the industrial, automotive. u-blox was founded in 1997 and is based in Thalwil, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 1 1 - - - - 2
vol $26M $26M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Thingstream AG 2020-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Switzerland · www.thingstream.io
U-Blox - Wireless Gateway Products 2014-10-01 - Divestiture
Thalwil, Switzerland
connectBlue AB 2014-05-14 26M CHF Add-on Acquisition
Malmo, Sweden · www.connectblue.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 1 (50%) 26M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Information Technology 1 (50%) - - -
Total 2 $26M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Switzerland 1 - 1 -
Sweden 1 26M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) - 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 1 (50%) 26M (100%) - -
Total 2 $26M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $26M
TOTAL $26M
Largest connectBlue AB
$26M (2014-05-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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