M&A Deal Summary

Marvell Acquires Cavium

On November 20, 2017, Marvell acquired semiconductors company Cavium for 6.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marvell’s 9th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Marvell’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Marvell’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marvell’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-11-20
Target Cavium
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Marvell
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 6.0B USD
Advisor(s) Qatalyst Partners
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Cavium

San Jose, California, United States
Entrance to Cavium's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Cavium's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Cavium, Inc. is a provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in enterprise, data center, cloud and wired & wireless service provider applications. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 100 Mbps to over 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Marvell

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Semiconductors
Employees6,511
Revenue 5.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Marvell's corporate campus in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Marvell's corporate campus in Santa Clara, California.

Marvell is a fabless semiconductor company. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has international design centers located in China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S. Marvell has expertise in microprocessor architecture and digital signal processing, and provides solutions for multiple platforms including high volume storage, mobile and wireless, networking, consumer and green products. Marvell was founded in 1995 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector (Semiconductors) 9 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 9
State (California) 3 of 7
Country (United States) 4 of 9
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-12 Marvell Technology Group - Multimedia Solutions Business

Hamilton, Bermuda

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. - Multimedia Solutions Business is a provider of semiconductor services in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Sell $95M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-06 Aquantia

Milpitas, California, United States

Aquantia Corp. is a provider of high-speed Ethernet connectivity solutions for data centers, mobile and Enterprise infrastructure. Aquantia was founded in 2004 and is based in Milpitas, California.

Buy $452M
Mergr

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