M&A Deal Summary

TDK Acquires InvenSense

On December 21, 2016, TDK acquired semiconductors company InvenSense for 1.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TDK’s 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is TDK’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TDK’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is TDK’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-12-21
Target InvenSense
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) TDK
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.3B USD
Advisor(s) Qatalyst Partners LP (Financial)
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Legal)

Target

InvenSense

San Jose, California, United States
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InvenSense, Inc. is a provider of intelligent sensor system on chip (SoC) for Motion and Sound solutions found in Mobile, Wearables, Smart Home, Industrial, and Automotive products.

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Buyer

TDK

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Electronics
Employees116,808
Revenue 1,902.1B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION

TDK is an electronics company. TDK commercialize ferrite, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK's portfolio includes electronic components, modules and systems* marketed under the product brands TDK and EPCOS, power supplies, magnetic application products as well as energy devices, flash memory application devices, and others. TDK was founded in 1935 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Semiconductors) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 TDK-Micronas

Freiburg, Germany

TDK-Micronas GmbH is a provider of semiconductor solutions for automotive and industrial business as a reliable global partner for intelligent, sensor-based system solutions. The company serves all major automotive electronics customers worldwide, many of them in long-term partnerships for lasting success.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-03 RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte.

Singapore, Singapore

RF360 Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. develops and manufactures innovative RFFE filtering solutions for mobile devices and fast-growing business segments, such as IoT, drones, robotics, automotive applications and more. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of filters and filter technologies, including surface acoustic wave (SAW), temperature-compensated surface acoustic wave (TC-SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) solutions to support the wide range of frequency bands being deployed in networks across the globe. RF360 was formed in 2017 and is based in Singapore.

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