M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-06-23 |
| Target | MStar Semiconductor |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | MediaTek |
| Sellers(s) | General Atlantic |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that provides system-on-chip solutions for wireless communications, HDTV, DVD and Blu-ray.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| Country: Taiwan M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-10 |
Coresonic AB
Linkoping, Sweden Coresonic AB, a company which has developed a completely new and ground-breaking DSP architecture for wireless basebands which constitutes the central element of all digital communications. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| PE ASSETS | 105.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 52 of 166 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 21 of 50 |
| Country: Taiwan M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-20 |
AKQA Holdings
San Francisco, California, United States AKQA provides consulting, customer relationship management, digital product design and e-commerce solutions to the world's leading brands. An independent firm, AKQA employs over 350 people worldwide and has offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC and Singapore. |
Sell | $350M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-11 |
Cyient
Hyderabad, India Cyient provides leading-edge engineering solutions, including product development and life-cycle support, process, network and content engineering to major organizations worldwide. Cyient was founded in 1991 and is based in Hyderabad, India. |
Sell | - |