MaxLinear to Acquire Silicon Motion
August 31, 2022
MaxLinear entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Motion in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $3.8 billion for Silicon Motion (about $8 billion enterprise value). The deal would combine MaxLinear’s RF/analog and processing capabilities with Silicon Motion’s NAND flash controller technology to create a larger, diversified semiconductor platform.
- Buyers
- MaxLinear, Inc., Shark Merger Sub
- Targets
- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Taiwan
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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