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Microsemi Acquires Endwave - Defense & Security Business

On April 30, 2009, Microsemi acquired defense company Endwave - Defense & Security Business from Endwave for 28M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Microsemi’s 1st transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Microsemi’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Microsemi’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Microsemi’s 5th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-04-30
Target Endwave - Defense & Security Business
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Microsemi
Sellers(s) Endwave
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 28M USD

Target

Endwave - Defense & Security Business

San Jose, California, United States
Endwave's Defense & Security Business provides technologies for radar fencing, stand-off threat detection systems and advanced personnel screening portals.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 14 of 32
Sector: Defense M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 8
State: California M&A 5 of 13
Country: United States M&A 13 of 28
Year: 2009 M&A 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-16 Spectrum Microwave - Space Level Power Products Business

Palm Bay, Florida, United States

Spectrum Microwave's space level power products consisted of MIL-PRF 38534 power products for the satellite and high-reliability markets including RadHard linear regulators, RadHard switching regulators, and RadHard point of load (POL) devices.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-08 Nexsem

Irvine, California, United States

Nexsem, Inc. is a semiconductor designer and marketer of high voltage DC to DC conversion devices targeted at the traditionally fast growing commercial markets such as the: LCD-TV, Set Top Box, Notebook and Netbook, and other high-volume commercial applications.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Endwave

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Semiconductors
Employees51
DESCRIPTION

Endwave Corp. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer high frequency RF solutions and semiconductor products that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in the telecommunications, satellite communications, electronic instruments and defense and security markets.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Defense M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-27 ALC Microwave

El Dorado Hills, California, United States

ALC Microwave, Inc. is a provider of logarithmic amplifier subsystems to many US and international defense prime contractors.

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