M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-08-01 |
| Target | Frontier Silicon |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | Toumaz |
| Sellers(s) |
Apax
Quilvest Capital Partners Azini Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Pagemill Partners (Financial) |
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The Toumaz Group is a UK semiconductor company focused on digital radio, connected audio and wireless healthcare.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 77.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 76 of 173 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 4 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 31 of 60 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 14 of 24 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 6 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-06 |
Plex Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Plex Systems is the developer of Plex Online, a Cloud ERP solution for the manufacturing enterprise. Plex Online offers industry-leading features for virtually every department within a manufacturer, including Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Quality Management System (QMS) for the shop floor, Supply Chain Management (SCM) for procurement, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for finance and management, and Business Intelligence (BI) for executive management. Plex Online’s comprehensive functional coverage delivers a “shop floor to top floor” view of a manufacturer’s operations, enabling management to run its business at maximum efficiency. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-07 |
Peregrine Semiconductor
San Diego, California, United States Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. designs and manufactures high-performance integrated circuits based on its patented commercial Ultra Thin Silicon (UTSi) CMOS process technology. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Quilvest Capital Partners is the private equity investment arm of asset management firm Quilvest. Quilvest Capital Partners invests in private equity and debt funds as well as makes direct investments. The direct investment group looks for opportunities in the US, Europe, and 'opportunistically' in Asia with a preference for buyout, growth capital, and venture transactions. Quilvest Capital Partners will consider both minority and majority positions. Quilvest Capital Partners was established in 1972 and is based Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 69 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 8 of 27 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 2 of 5 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 3 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-25 |
POOF-Slinky
Canton, Michigan, United States POOF-Slinky, Inc. is a brand offers variety of urethane foam sports balls, flying toys, water toys and activity toys for all ages. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-13 |
Bloomin Brands
Tampa, Florida, United States Bloomin' Brands is a casual dining restaurant with a portfolio of brands that includes Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine. Bloomin' Brands was founded in 1988 and is based in Tampa, Florida. |
Sell | - |
Azini Capital Partners LLP is a private investment group focused acquiring secondary interests in growth-oriented companies. The Firm looks to acquire minority positions (> 15%) in companies with at least $10 million in revenue. The Firm prefers acquiring interests in tech-oriented or tech-enabled companies. Azini Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 21 |
| Sector: Semiconductors M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 18 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 3 of 11 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-07 |
BlueArc
San Jose, California, United States BlueArc Corp. is a provider of the performance and scalable enterprise-class network attached storage systems. BlueArc Corporation delivers the world's highest-performance and most scalable enterprise-class network attached storage (NAS) systems. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-02 |
IDX
London, United Kingdom IDX is a provider of digital corporate communications and marketing services to blue-chip institutions globally. IDX was founded in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Sell | £25M |
