M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Ampere Computing

On October 1, 2017, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired semiconductors company Ampere Computing

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 9th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 292nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 47th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-10-01
Target Ampere Computing
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ampere Computing

Santa Clara, California, United States
Ampere Computing is a semiconductor company that built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing. Ampere Computing was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

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 601 of 744
Sector (Semiconductors) 9 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 185 of 220
State (California) 47 of 55
Country (United States) 292 of 349
Year (2017) 21 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-28 Klenk Holz AG

Oberrot, Germany

Klenk Holz AG produces lumber, solid wood panels, softwood lumber, multi-purpose panels, garden wood, solid construction timber, moulded pallet blocks, moulded wood pallets and waste timber. This product range is sold through builders merchants, retail, wood processing industries and the packaging industry, among others. Klenk Holz exports approx. 30% of its products and annually cuts approx. 2 million cubic metres.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-09 ITS ConGlobal

Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

ITS ConGlobal is an North America’s largest operators of intermodal railroad and auto terminals, container yard depots, and provider of intermodal equipment maintenance and repair services. The company has a long history of operational excellence and a strong focus on safety and performance. ITS ConGlobal was founded in 1984 and is based in Tinley Park, Illinois.

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