Add-on Acquisition • Software

ARC International Acquires Sonic Focus

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

Acquisition Context

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.

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

Target Company

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 Context for Buyer	#
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

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2007-09-21	Alarity 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.	Buy	$4M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2007-09-21

Alarity

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.

Buy

$4M

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