M&A Deal Summary

Acer Acquires Gateway

On October 16, 2007, Acer acquired technology hardware company Gateway for 710M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acer’s 3rd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Acer’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Acer’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acer’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-10-16
Target Gateway
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Acer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 710M USD

Target

Gateway

Irvine, California, United States
Gateway, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supplies personal computers and related products.

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Buyer

Acer

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Technology Hardware
Revenue 241.3B TWD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Acer designs environmentally friendly products and, with its vendors, has established a green supply chain. The brand’s PC-centric product offering includes notebook and desktop PCs, servers and storage, LCD monitors, projectors, and smartphones and tablets. Sub-brands include the consumer-focused Aspire series, and commercial sector TravelMate and Veriton series. Acer was founded in 1976 and is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
State (California) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1990-07-05 Altos Computer

San Jose, California, United States

Altos Computer Corp. is a manufacturer of networked UNIX computer systems for commercial markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-27 Packard Bell BV

s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Packard Bell BV is a designer and marketer of personal computers, imaging peripherals and other technology products.

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