M&A Deal Summary

Applied Materials Acquires Applied Films

On May 4, 2006, Applied Materials acquired machinery company Applied Films for 464M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Applied Materials’ 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Applied Materials’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Applied Materials’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Applied Materials’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-05-04
Target Applied Films
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Applied Materials
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 464M USD

Target

Applied Films

Longmont, Colorado, United States
Applied Films is a supplier of thin film deposition equipment used in FPD manufacturing. Applied Films specializes in equipment for physical vapor deposition--complex machines for layering thin, uniform layers of materials onto surfaces.

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Buyer

Applied Materials

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Semiconductors
Employees34,800
Revenue 26.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Applied Materials' corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Applied Materials' corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Applied Materials provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV) and related industries. Applied’s customers include manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, flat panel liquid crystal and other displays, solar PV cells and modules, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials was founded in 1967 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 20
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 16
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 11
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-16 ATMI s Treatment Systems Business

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

ATMI's Treatment Systems Business is a provider of point-of-use abatement systems to the semiconductor industry that treat gas emissions from process chambers before they are released to the environment. These systems include dry, wet, thermal and integrated thermal/wet technologies.

Buy $16M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-22 HCT Shaping Systems SA

Cheseaux, Switzerland

HCT is a world leader in the supply of precision wafering systems principally used in manufacturing crystalline silicon substrates for the solar and semi-conductor industries. HCT is based in Cheseaux in Switzerland and employs over 180 people.

Buy $483M
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