Notable M&A Activity
Capital Markets
Facebook acquires Oculus for $2 billion
Synopsys acquires Berkley Design
HGGC buys Serena Software from Silver Lake
RF Micro acquires TriQuint for $1.6 billion
Good Technology acquires BoxTone
Synopys acquires Coverity for $375 million
Ultra Electronics acquires 3Phoenix for $87 million
Synopsys acquires Target Compiler Technologies
Cadence acquires Forte Design Systems
VMWare buys AirWatch for $1.54 billion
Google acquires NEST for $3.2 billion
Motorola Solutions acquires Twisted Pair
% Change
1 Week 4 Weeks YTD
Semiconductors Index
1.8% 3.6% 2.8%
Defense Electronics Index
(0.1%)
(1.3%)
(1.7%)
EDS and Contract Manufacturers Index
(3.3%)
1.6% 7.6%
Large Cap Software Index
(0.2%)
0.9% 2.8%
Mid/Small Cap Software Index
(8.9%)
(14.2%)
11.6%
Electronics Equipment Index
2.0% 2.7%
(3.7%)
S&P 500
(0.4%)
0.4% 0.2%
Industry News
Source: Public Filings; Industry Newswires and Capital IQ as of 3/26/14
Industry News
Facebook continues on its acquisition spree by acquiring five companies since December 13, including Whatsapp for $16
billion and Oculus for $2 billion.
Intel Capital has the most M&A or IPO exits of any venture capital fund since 2009 with over 100 exits, reports CB Insights.
Cisco Systems announced a $1 billion investment in what it calls its Intercloud, a linked chain of datacenters providing
services designed to capitalize on the Internet of Things.
Recently the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) published two blogs by The McLean Group’s Brent
Lorenz, including
and
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Ridesharing service Lyft is attempting to raise $150 million of venture capital to compete with firms like Uber.
Amid reports of hacking like the breech at Target, Federal officials told more than 3,000 companies last year that their
systems had been compromised, The Washington Post reported.
Semiconductors Index:
NasdaqGS:INTC, NasdaqGS:QCOM, NasdaqGS:TXN, NasdaqGS:BRCM, ENXTPA:STM
Defense Electronics Index:
NYSE:LMT, NYSE:BA, NYSE:RTN, NYSE:LLL, NYSE:CW
EDS and Contract Manufacturers Index:
NasdaqGS:FLEX, NYSE:JBL, TSX:CLS, SEHK:2038, NasdaqGS:SANM
Large Cap Software Index:
NasdaqGS:CA, NYSE:ORCL, NasdaqGS:ADSK, NasdaqGS:NTAP, NYSE:VMW
Mid/Small Cap Software Index:
NasdaqGM:GUID, NasdaqGM:BSQR, NYSE:SWI, NYSE:DATA
Electronics Equipment Index:
NasdaqGS:AAPL, NYSE:GE, NasdaqGS:CSCO, NYSE:SLB, NYSE:DHR
