M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-10-01 |
| Target | Optical Metrology Innovations |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | KLA |
| Sellers(s) | Atlantic Bridge |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Sector | Test/Measurement Equipment |
| Employees | 15,000 |
| Revenue | 9.8B USD (2024) |
KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company's portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help IC manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process-from R & D to final yield analysis. KLA was established in 1975 and is based in Milpitas, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 15 of 20 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 13 of 17 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-28 |
FabSolve
Austin, Texas, United States FabSolve LLC is a design-based metrology (DBM) software supplier. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-21 |
ICOS Vision Systems NV
Leuven, Belgium ICOS designs and manufactures inspection equipment for semiconductor packaging and interconnect applications. It is a world-leading supplier of equipment for the visual inspection of IC's, before they are used in various applications such as PC's, portable phones or cars. ICOS's systems perform two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) inspection of IC's, wafers, solar cells, substrates, sockets, etc. ICOS offers stand-alone inspection systems, as well as inspection modules for integration. |
Buy | €317M |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B EUR |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Atlantic Bridge is a growth capital firm focused on mid-market technology businesses across Europe, the US, Middle East, and China. Specific areas of interest include machine learning, robotics, computer visioning, cloud, IoT and big data. Atlantic Bridge generally prefers 'domain-specific companies' as well as businesses that can benefit from transatlantic opportunities. Atlantic Bridge was formed in 2006 and is based in Dublin.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 22 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 1 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 20 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-29 |
Openmind Networks
Dublin, Ireland Openmind Networks is the emerging leader in Next Generation Messaging Systems. Its flagship product, Traffic Control, with a suite of product extensions (Profile, Protect and Adapt), is a multi-protocol messaging router supporting SMS, MMS, IM and IMS. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |
GloNav
Newport Beach, California, United States GloNav is a fabless semiconductor company developing global positioning system (GPS) and other satellite navigation technologies and products. The company has the longest heritage of GPS technology in the semiconductor industry - more than 20 years - and leverages this into the highest sensitivity, lowest power and fastest time-to-first-fix (TTFF) semiconductor solutions available for the wireless handset and mobile consumer electronics device markets. |
Sell | - |
