M&A Deal Summary

Universal Display Acquires Merck - OLED Patent Assets

On November 6, 2025, Universal Display acquired semiconductors company Merck - OLED Patent Assets from Merck

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Universal Display’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Universal Display’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-11-06
Target Merck - OLED Patent Assets
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Universal Display
Sellers(s) Merck
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Merck - OLED Patent Assets

Darmstadt, Germany
Merck's OLED Patent Assets include more than 300 issued and pending patents worldwide, covering more than 110 unique patent families in the field of advanced OLED emissive device structures and related material components and are based in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Universal Display

Ewing, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Semiconductors
Employees468
Revenue 648M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Universal Display is a developer of state-of-the-art, organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies, materials and services to the display and lighting industries. Universal Display was founded in 1985 and is based in Ewing, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-23 Adesi

New Castle, Delaware, United States

Adesi, Inc. is a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in organic synthesis. The CRO specializes in organic and organometallic synthesis, in milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Adesis has a business model of providing clients with organic chemistry services in three areas: early stage research, scale up and development, and specialty manufacturing.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Merck

Darmstadt, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1668
Sector Diversified
Employees64,011
Revenue 21.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Merck is a science and technology company in healthcare, life science, and performance materials. It develops technologies that improve and enhance life, from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions. Merck was founded in 1668 and is based in Darmstadt, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-15 JSR Life Sciences - Chromatography Business

Sunnyvale, California, United States

JSR Life Sciences' Chromatography Business provides chromatography services.

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