M&A Deal Summary

Microsemi Acquires Actel

On October 4, 2010, Microsemi acquired semiconductors company Actel for 430M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsemi’s 13th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Microsemi’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Microsemi’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsemi’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-10-04
Target Actel
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Microsemi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 430M USD

Target

Actel

Mountain View, California, United States
Actel Corp. is a supplier of nonvolatile, low power FPGAs, mixed signal FPGAs, and programmable logic solutions. Actel’s mission is to manage power consumption at both the chip and system levels leveraged the industry’s ultra low power FPGAs and unique mixed signal FPGAs to offer system designers a competitive edge.

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Buyer

Microsemi

Chandler, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.
Entrance to Microsemi's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California.

Microsemi offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace, and industrial markets. Microsemi was established in 1960 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 32
Sector (Semiconductors) 13 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 23
State (California) 7 of 13
Country (United States) 18 of 28
Year (2010) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-15 Arxan Defense Systems

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Arxan Defense Systems, Inc. is a provider of anti-tamper solutions to the federal market. Our hardware and software approach to anti-tamper allows the US Government to fortify and protect its most critical program information. Arxan Defense Systems provides a platform that effectively safeguards critical technology from tampering and reverse engineering.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-27 AML Communications

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

AML Communications, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of military-grade microwave amplifiers and subsystems serving the defense industry.

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