M&A Deal Summary

ARC International Acquires Sonic Focus

On October 27, 2008, ARC International acquired software company Sonic Focus for 7M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARC International’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ARC International’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ARC International’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ARC International’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-10-27
Target Sonic Focus
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ARC International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7M USD

Target

Sonic Focus

Truckee, California, United States
Sonic Focus an audio technology licensing company,Initially founded to improve the quality of live concerts broadcast over the Web. The focus has broadened to audio post processing that attempts to recreate the original sound after compression.

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Buyer

ARC International

St Albans, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

ARC International Limited manufactures and provides microprocessor intellectual property and solutions to original equipment manufacturing and semiconductor companies.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector (Software) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
State (California) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Alarity Corporation engages in development of HD video and image processing, hi-fidelity audio algorithms, coding and compression, A/V pre- and post-processing, encryption, digital watermarking and digital rights management.

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