M&A Deal Summary

ARM Acquires Duolog Technologies ltd.

On May 29, 2014, ARM acquired software company Duolog Technologies ltd.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARM’s 9th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ARM’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-05-29
Target Duolog Technologies ltd.
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ARM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Duolog Technologies ltd.

Dublin, Ireland
Duolog Technologies, a leader in design configuration and integration technology for the semiconductor industry. The acquisition will expand ARM's position at the forefront of deploying complex system IP including debug and trace IP, and will help ARM partners design and deploy system IP and manage increasing SoC integration complexity.

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Buyer

ARM

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Semiconductors
Employees8,330
Revenue 4.0B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

ARM is a semiconductor chip designer that offers 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals, and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support, and maintenance, the company's broad Partner community provides a total system solution to the market for electronics companies. ARM was formed in 1990 and is based in Cambridge, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 23
Sector: Software M&A 9 of 15
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 19
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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