M&A Deal Summary

Viasystems Group Acquires DDi

On April 4, 2012, Viasystems Group acquired semiconductors company DDi for 282M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Viasystems Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Viasystems Group’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-04
Target DDi
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Viasystems Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 282M USD
Advisor(s) Mooreland Partners LLC (Financial)

Target

DDi

Anaheim, California, United States
DDi Corp. is a provider of quick-turn and complex Printed Circuit Board ("PCB") engineering and manufacturing services. DDi provides multi-layer PCB prototypes; and pre-production and production fabrication services, to OEMs and contract manufacturers.

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Buyer

Viasystems Group

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Semiconductors
Employees15,000
Revenue 1.2B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Viasystems Group, Inc. is a provider of complex multi-layer, rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electro-mechanical solutions (E-M Solutions). Its PCBs serve as the “electronic backbone” of many kinds of electronic equipment, and its E-M Solutions products and services integrate PCBs and other components into electronic equipment, including metal enclosures, cabinets, racks and sub-racks, backplanes, cable assemblies and busbars.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Semiconductors) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-16 Merix

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Merix is a manufacturer of advanced, multilayer, rigid printed circuit boards for use in sophisticated electronic equipment. Merix provides high performance materials, quick-turn prototype, pre-production and volume production services to its customers.

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