Investment Summary

Grunwald Equity Partners Exits Semsysco

On November 15, 2022, Lam Research invested in semiconductors company Semsysco from Grunwald Equity Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Lam Research’s 3rd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Lam Research’s 1st transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-11-15
Target Semsysco
Sector Semiconductors
Investor(s) Lam Research
Sellers(s) Grunwald Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Semsysco

Salzburg, Germany
Semsysco is a global wet-processing semiconductor equipment provider that enables single and batch wafer and large flat panel processing. The company sales and service organization expands around the globe, while manufacturing and engineering expertise is kept in Austria. All components of Semsysco tools are selected according to ISO and SEMI standards. Semsysco is based in Salzburg, Germany.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Lam Research

Fremont, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Semiconductors
Employees18,300
Revenue 14.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Lam Research's corporate headquarters in Fremont, California.
Lam Research's corporate headquarters in Fremont, California.

Lam Research is a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Lam Research designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and service semiconductor processing systems that are used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The Company's products are designed to help customers build devices that are used in a variety of electronic products, including cell phones, computers, storage devices, and networking equipment. Lam Research's customer base includes semiconductor memory, foundry, and integrated device manufacturers. Lam Research was formed in 1980 and is based in Fremont, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-31 Coventor

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Coventor, Inc. is a provider of simulation and modeling solutions for semiconductor process technology, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), and the Internet of Things (IoT). Coventor was founded in 1996 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-23 Esgee

Austin, Texas, United States

Esgee is a provider of unique software technology for high-fidelity, multiphysics plasma simulations for the semiconductor industry and other industrial applications. The company's proprietary platform (VizGlow) is a high-fidelity plasma, flow, and electromagnetics simulation software solution capable of fluid, particle, or hybrid modeling approaches. Its simulation software is complemented by a proprietary database of state relationships and complex chemical reaction mechanisms that Esgee has been refining for over a decade. Esgee is based in Austin, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Grünwald Equity Partners is a sector agnostic private equity firm that invests in small and mid-sized businesses throughout German speaking Europe. The Firm seeks profitable companies with growth potential, and revenues between €10 and €50 million. Grünwald Equity generally prefers a majority stake, and invests in corporate successions, management buy-ins, and start-up situations. Grünwald Equity Partners is headquartered in Grünwald, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-08 Semsysco

Salzburg, Germany

Semsysco is a global wet-processing semiconductor equipment provider that enables single and batch wafer and large flat panel processing. The company sales and service organization expands around the globe, while manufacturing and engineering expertise is kept in Austria. All components of Semsysco tools are selected according to ISO and SEMI standards. Semsysco is based in Salzburg, Germany.

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