Investment Summary

Altitude Partners Exits Moortec Semiconductor

On November 11, 2020, Synopsys invested in semiconductors company Moortec Semiconductor from Altitude Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 9th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-11-11
Target Moortec Semiconductor
Sector Semiconductors
Investor(s) Synopsys
Sellers(s) Altitude Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Moortec Semiconductor

Plymouth, United Kingdom
Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. provides a complete PVT Subsystem which also includes a sophisticated PVT-Controller with AMBA APB interfacing. Along with its offering, the company can provide expertise on macro placement, production results, support and guidance on how to implement DVFS/AVS optimisation schemes and reliability schemes. Moortec was formed in 2005 and is based in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees20,000
Revenue 6.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Synopsys is a global software company providing electronic design automation tools, semiconductor intellectual-property blocks, and verification & simulation solutions that help engineers design, test, and build integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and complex electronics. Synopsys was founded in 1986 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 71
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 9 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 56 of 64
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-10 Qualtera

Montpellier, France

Qualtera is a provider of collaborative high-performance, big data analytics for semiconductor test and manufacturing. Qualtera was founded in 2010 and is based in Montpellier, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-19 Light Tec

Hyeres, France

Light Tec is a provider of optical design software, measurement service and instruments and optical consulting service. Light Tec was founded in 1999 and is based n Hyeres, France.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Altitude Partners was a private equity firm focused on non-controlling investments in Southern UK-based companies with £2 to £10 million in sales. The Firm invests £1 to £4 million to support and partner with management teams. Altitude does not have any sector preferences. Altitude Partners was established in 2010 and was headquartered in Southhampton, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-01 Moortec Semiconductor

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. provides a complete PVT Subsystem which also includes a sophisticated PVT-Controller with AMBA APB interfacing. Along with its offering, the company can provide expertise on macro placement, production results, support and guidance on how to implement DVFS/AVS optimisation schemes and reliability schemes. Moortec was formed in 2005 and is based in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

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