M&A Deal Summary

Applied Materials Acquires Baccini

On November 19, 2007, Applied Materials acquired semiconductors company Baccini for 330M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Applied Materials’ 9th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Applied Materials’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Applied Materials’ 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-19
Target Baccini
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Applied Materials
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 330M USD

Target

Baccini

Olmi di S.Biagio di C.ta, Italy
Baccini SpA is a supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells.

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Buyer

Applied Materials

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Semiconductors
Employees36,000
Revenue 27.2B USD (2024)
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 15 of 21
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 9 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 16
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-06 Brooks Software

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Brooks Software is a provider of factory management and control software to the semiconductor and flat panel display industries.

Buy $125M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-05 Advent Solar

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Advent Solar, Inc. is a developer of advanced technology for crystalline silicon (c-Si) PVs.

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