M&A Deal Summary

CMC Materials Acquires NexPlanar

On October 22, 2015, CMC Materials acquired semiconductors company NexPlanar for 142M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CMC Materials’ 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is CMC Materials’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CMC Materials’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CMC Materials’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-22
Target NexPlanar
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) CMC Materials
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 142M USD

Target

NexPlanar

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
NexPlanar Corp. has developed unique CMP pad technology that enables it to modulate pad properties, such as hardness, pore size, compressibility and groove profiles, to develop customized solutions for demanding semiconductor applications and integration schemes, including those for emerging technologies.

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Buyer

CMC Materials

Aurora, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Chemicals
Employees2,100
Revenue 1.2B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

CMC Materials is a supplier of CMP polishing slurries and CMP pads to the semiconductor industry. The company’s products play a critical role in the production of advanced semiconductor devices, helping to enable the manufacture of smaller, faster and more complex devices by its customers. CMC Materials was founded in 1999 and is based in Aurora, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 6
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-19 Epoch Material

Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

Epoch Material Co., Ltd. is a significant manufacturer of copper CMP slurries and CMP cleaning solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company also supplies color filter slurries to the liquid crystal display industry.

Buy $66M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-15 KMG Chemicals

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

KMG Chemicals is a provider of specialty chemicals. KMG grows by acquiring and optimizing stable chemical product lines and businesses with established production processes. Its operations are focused on the electronic chemicals and performance products markets. KMG Chemicals is based in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Buy $1.6B
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