M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-07 |
| Target | Arduino |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Buyer(s) | Qualcomm |
| Sellers(s) | Anzu Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Employees | 49,000 |
| Revenue | 39.0B USD (2024) |
Qualcomm develops and commercializes communication technologies. Qualcomm develops a digital communication technology called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and owns significant intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA. Qualcomm develops OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) technology for which the Company owns intellectual property. Qualcomm also develops and commercializes technologies used in handsets and tablets. In addition to licensing portions of its intellectual property portfolio, Qualcomm produces integrated circuits (also known as chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks. Qualcomm was formed in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 41 of 41 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 36 of 36 |
| Country: Italy M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 |
Alphawave Semi
London, United Kingdom Alphawave Semi is a provider of technology services to meet the needs of global tier-one customers in data centers, compute, networking, AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and storage. Alphawave Semi was founded in 2017 and is based in London, England. |
Buy | $2.4B |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Anzu Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm that looks to develop and commercialize technological advancements in manufacturing, materials, monitoring/measurement, and modeling. This includes 3D printing, robotics, nanotechnology, composites, sensors, AI, and analytics. Anzu Partners was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 4 |
| Sector: Electronics M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| Country: Italy M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 |
ExOne
North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States ExOne is a global provider of three-dimensional printing machines and printed products to industrial customers. ExOne was founded in 1995 and is based in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. |
Buy | - |
