M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-03-20 |
| Target | Ampere Computing |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | SoftBank |
| Sellers(s) | The Carlyle Group |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Sector | Diversified |
| Employees | 67,229 |
| Revenue | 7.24T JPY (2025) |
SoftBank is a diversified telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. SoftBank was founded in 1981 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 28 of 31 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 16 of 17 |
| State: California M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 13 of 15 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-11 |
Graphcore
Bristol, United Kingdom Graphcore is a semiconductor business whose Intelligence Processing Unit (“IPU”) products and Poplar software platform have been designed specifically to address Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Machine Learning (“ML”) workloads, application domains. Graphcore was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 |
Foxconn Technology - Electric Vehicle Plant
Ohio, United States Foxconn Technology's Electric Vehicle Plant offers contract manufacturing services for electric vehicles and related components. Foxconn Technology's Electric Vehicle Plant is based in Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 485 of 490 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 200 of 203 |
| State: California M&A | 36 of 37 |
| Country: United States M&A | 260 of 261 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 |
bluebird bio
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States bluebird bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe genetic and orphan diseases using gene therapy. bluebird bio was founded in 1992 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-03 |
Safety
Midrand, South Africa Safety is a provider of testing, inspection, certification, and training (TICT) solutions across Africa, the Middle East, and China, focused on food and workplace safety. Safety was founded in 1952 and is based in Midrand, South Africa. |
Sell | - |
