SanDisk - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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SanDisk M&A Summary

SanDisk has acquired 7 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

SanDisk’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired msystems for $1.5B. SanDisk has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (58%) and software (29%).

SanDisk Ownership

Who owns SanDisk?

SanDisk is owned by Western Digital. It was acquired on October 21, 2015.

SanDisk Business Overview

Where is SanDisk headquartered?

SanDisk is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

What is SanDisk’s revenue?

SanDisk disclosed revenue of 6,628M USD for 2014 and 6,170M USD for 2013.

How many employees does SanDisk have?

SanDisk has 5,459 employees.

What sector is SanDisk in?

SanDisk is a technology hardware company.

When was SanDisk founded?

SanDisk was founded in 1988 .

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 3

SanDisk Corp.

951 SanDisk Drive,
Milpitas, California 95035
United States,
(408) 801-1000
www.sandisk.com

SanDisk Corporation is an American multinational corporation that designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage solutions and software.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $3.2B $3.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Fusion-io, Inc. 2014-07-23 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.fusionio.com
SMART Storage Systems, Inc. 2013-08-22 307M USD Add-on Acquisition
Newark, California · www.smartstoragesystems.com
Schooner Information Technology, Inc. 2012-06-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunnyvale, California · www.schoonerinfotech.com
FlashSoft Corp. 2012-02-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, United States · www.flashsoft.com
Pliant Technology, Inc. 2011-05-16 327M USD Add-on Acquisition
Milpitas, California
msystems Ltd. 2006-11-19 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. 2006-01-17 14M USD Add-on Acquisition
Santa Clara, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 4 (57%) 3.2B (100%) - -
Software 2 (29%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (14%) 14M (< 1%) - -
Total 7 $3.2B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 3.2B - -
  California 4 648M - -
  Utah 1 1.1B - -
Total 7 $3.2B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
Qatalyst Partners LP
1
Legal Deals
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $634M
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $3.2B
Largest msystems Ltd.
$1.5B (2006-11-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)

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