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AuthenTec Acquires UPEK

On September 7, 2010, AuthenTec acquired electronics company UPEK for 31M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AuthenTec’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is AuthenTec’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AuthenTec’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is AuthenTec’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-07
Target UPEK
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) AuthenTec
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 31M USD

Target

UPEK

Emeryville, California, United States
UPEK, Inc. provides fingerprint authentication hardware and software solutions.

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Buyer

AuthenTec

Melbourne, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

AuthenTec is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer that designs and produces placement and swipe sensors for fingerprint biometrics. AuthenTec is based in Melbourne, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-14 Atrua Technologies

Campbell, California, United States

Atrua Technologies, Inc. is a providing fingerprint authentication sensors for mobile phones, handheld games.

Buy $5M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-03 Embedded Security Solutions - Authentec

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Embedded Security Solutions - Authentec, Inc. designs and develops encryption-related security hardware intellectual property (IP) and software for a variety of industries, including the mobile and networking markets.

Sell $48M
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