M&A Deal Summary

ARC International Acquires Vautomation

On February 25, 2002, ARC International acquired semiconductors company Vautomation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARC International’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is ARC International’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ARC International’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-02-25
Target Vautomation
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) ARC International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vautomation

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
VAutomation's V186 core is a predesigned and verified synthesizable core that is compatible with the Intel 80186 microprocessor, allowing an Intel 81086-compatible microprocessor to be implemented within an ASIC.

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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 2 of 7
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2002) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-09-25 Precise Software Technologies

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Precise Software Technologies is a provider of application software platforms for smart devices. Company provided a suite of software components and development tools for the embedded software market, including real-time operating systems, networking protocols, device drivers and development tools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-10-28 MetaWare

Santa Cruz,, California, United States

MetaWare operates as a supplier of tools and technologies for software developers. Its products include high C/C++ Compilers, assemblers, linkers, locaters, run time libraries, and translator writing system.

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