M&A Deal Summary

Wi-Lan Acquires IXYS CH - Semiconductor Patents

On November 26, 2013, Wi-Lan acquired semiconductors company IXYS CH - Semiconductor Patents from IXYS CH

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wi-Lan’s 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Wi-Lan’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-26
Target IXYS CH - Semiconductor Patents
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Wi-Lan
Sellers(s) IXYS CH
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

IXYS CH - Semiconductor Patents

Brugg, Switzerland
IXYS CH GmbH - Semiconductor Patents is a provider of semiconductor products and services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wi-Lan

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Information Technology
Employees66
Revenue 98M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Wi-Lan, Inc. is a developer of patented technologies, which are used in products in the communications and consumer electronics markets. The Company was founded in 1992 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-11 Cypress Semiconductors - Semiconductor Portfolio

San Jose, California, United States

Cypress Semiconductors Corp. - Semiconductor Portfolio is a provider of semiconductor products and services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-17 International Road Dynamics

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

International Road Dynamics, Inc. is an Industrial Internet of Things (“IIoT”) company specializing in Intelligent Transportation Systems (“ITS”) and producing a portfolio of integrated hardware and software solutions to better detect, measure and analyze a variety of transportation challenges. International Road Dynamics, Inc. was established in 1980 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Buy $64M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IXYS CH

Brugg, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

IXYS CH GmbH is a designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products and services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Semiconductors M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1