M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-06-01 |
| Target | Sicon Semiconductor AB |
| Sector | Semiconductors |
| Buyer(s) | Zoran |
| Sellers(s) | Scope Capital Advisory |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Sector | Electronics |
| Employees | 1,532 |
Zoran Corporation is a provider of digital solutions for the digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With over two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications and Connect Share Entertain technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DTV, set-top box, DVD, digital camera, multimedia mobile phone and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector (Semiconductors) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Sweden) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2009) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-08 |
Microtune
Plano, Texas, United States Microtune, Inc. is a receiver solutions company that designs and markets advanced radio frequency (RF) and demodulator electronics for worldwide customers. Its products, targeted to the cable, digital television and automotive entertainment markets, are engineered to deliver high-performance and reliable video, voice and data signals across a diverse range of end products, from HDTVs, set-top boxes and cable modems to car radios. |
Buy | $84M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 190M EUR |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Scope Capital Advisory AB is a private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented Scandinavian companies. Scope partners with management in targeting businesses with a 'commercially validated and differentiated value proposition'. It looks to invest €4 to €15 million in transactions valued from €4 to €30 million. Scope was formed in 2001 and has offices in Stockholm and Geneva.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 20 |
| Sector (Semiconductors) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 7 |
| Country (Sweden) | 4 of 15 |
| Year (2009) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-01 |
Pocketstallet AB
Taby, Sweden Pocketstället was founded in 1998 to introduce the sale of paperback books in grocery stores. Pocketstället's business concept is to offer established retail chains an attractive selection of quality paperback books, in combination with distribution and all necessary in-store services. Today, the company also works with hardcover books in the form of campaigns, and they install their own book displays at their customers' premises. Customers include ICA, COOP, Axfood, Bergendahls, Reitan, Vi and Netto. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-01 |
StudentConsulting AB
Stockholm, Sweden StudentConsulting is a staffing company specialized in temporary work for young people, students and academics. StudentConsulting offers customers flexibility in managing workload peaks through motivated young employees at an affordable price. Customers include major corporations such as Sweden Post, IKEA and ComHem as well as small and midsize companies. |
Sell | - |
