M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-04-28 |
| Target | Microsemi Corp - Embedded Security RF Business |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | Mercury |
| Sellers(s) | Microsemi |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 300M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Employees | 2,596 |
| Revenue | 974M USD (2023) |
Mercury is a high-tech commercial provider of secure and sensor processing subsystems that power critical defense and intelligence applications. Mercury's products and solutions have been deployed in more than 300 programs with over 25 different defense prime contractors. Key programs include Aegis, Patriot, Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, Gorgon Stare, Predator, F-35 and Reaper. Mercury's organizational structure allows it to deliver capabilities that combine technology building blocks and deep domain expertise in the defense sector. Mercury was formed in 1981 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 8 of 17 |
| Sector (Semiconductors) | 2 of 3 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 8 of 16 |
| Year (2016) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-23 |
Mercury Systems - Embedded Security RF and Microwave and Custom Microelectronics Businesses
United States Embedded Security, RF and Microwave, and Custom Microelectronics Businesses is a provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. |
Buy | $300M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-03 |
CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A.
Geneva, Switzerland CES Creative Electronic Systems S.A. is a provider of embedded solutions for military and aerospace mission-critical computing applications. CES specializes in the design, development and manufacture of safety-certifiable product and subsystems solutions including: primary flight control units, flight test computers, mission computers, command and control processors, graphics and video processing and avionics-certified Ethernet and IO. |
Buy | $38M |
Microsemi offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace, and industrial markets. Microsemi was established in 1960 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 4 |
| Sector (Semiconductors) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 4 of 4 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 4 |
| Year (2016) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-28 |
Microsemi Corp - Wireless Access Assets
United States Microsemi Corp - Wireless Access Assets includes wideband RF transceivers and synthesizers for 3G, 4G, and future 5G cellular base station and remote radio head (RRH) unit platforms. |
Sell | $210M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-26 |
Vectron International
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States Vectron International, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions using the very latest techniques in both bulk acoustic wave (BAW) and surface acoustic wave (SAW) based designs from DC to microwave frequencies. Products include crystals and crystal oscillators; frequency translators; clock and data recovery products; SAW filters; Crystal filters and components used in telecommunications, data communications, frequency synthesizers, timing, navigation, military, aerospace and instrumentation systems. |
Buy | $130M |
