M&A Deal Summary

Dolby Acquires Coding Technologies AB

On November 8, 2007, Dolby acquired technology hardware company Coding Technologies AB from Verdane for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dolby’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Dolby’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dolby’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-11-08
Target Coding Technologies AB
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Dolby
Sellers(s) Verdane
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Coding Technologies AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Coding Technologies AB Audio compression technologies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dolby

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Electronics
Employees2,336
Revenue 1.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Dolby develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. The company offers audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. Dolby was incorporated in 1965 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 6
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-22 Cinea

Reston, Virginia, United States

Cinea, Inc. is a developer and commercialize a broad variety of content protection software solutions for markets that include digital cinema, in-flight entertainment, high-definition DVD, and video on demand.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-23 IMM Sound S.A.

Barcelona, Spain

imm sound was a privately owned company and specializing in 3D sound technology and post production for the cinema and other media industries.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Verdane

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 46
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 32
Country (Sweden) 3 of 18
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-29 ResLab Reservoir Laboratories AS

Trondheim, Norway

Provider of fluid and core analysis to Oil & Gas-companies.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-03 Norstat

Oslo, Norway

Norstat provides data collection and processing information to professional users of market analysis and other types of research. The company conducts annually 1.5 million interviews in the Nordic region, mainly by using online panels and telephone interviews (CATI) and has the largest pre recruited online panel in the Nordic region, representing a solid base for further strengthening its position in a growing industry. Norstat was founded in 1997 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Buy Nkr148M
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