M&A Deal Summary

Intel Acquires Altera

On December 28, 2015, Intel acquired semiconductors company Altera for 16.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intel’s 17th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Intel’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Intel’s 52nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Intel’s 31st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-28
Target Altera
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Intel
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 16.7B USD

Target

Altera

San Jose, California, United States
Entrance to Altera's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Altera's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Altera Corp. is a provider of programmable solutions for electronic systems. Altera supplies access to programmable logic, process technologies, IP cores and development tools.

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Buyer

Intel

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Semiconductors
Employees130,700
Revenue 54.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Intel's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Intel's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Intel is a multinational semiconductor chip maker. The Company's products are incorporated into desktop computers, wearables, servers, tablets, smartphones, and other devices. Intel was formed in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 75 of 97
Sector (Semiconductors) 17 of 20
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 62 of 83
State (California) 31 of 39
Country (United States) 52 of 62
Year (2015) 7 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 29
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