M&A Deal Summary

Advantest Acquires CREA

On June 1, 2022, Advantest acquired semiconductors company CREA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantest’s 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Advantest’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-01
Target CREA
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Advantest
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CREA

Torino, Italy
CREA is a provider of power semiconductor test equipment. Its products are used to test all kinds of power devices and are utilized by global semiconductor companies around the world. CREA is based in Torino, Italy.

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Buyer

Advantest

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees7,001
Revenue 779.7B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Advantest is a producer of automatic test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry and a manufacturer of measuring instruments used in the design and production of electronic instruments and systems. Advantest was founded in 1954 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-26 R&D Altanova

South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

R&D Altanova is a designer and manufacturer of advanced printed circuit boards used to test integrated circuits used in computers, servers, mobile devices, and many other applications. R&D Altanova was founded in 1969 and is based in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

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