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Microsemi acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Microsemi bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
Word for word“The consideration for this acquisition was $383.2 million for all the equity interests of Vitesse.” 10-K for 2015
acquisition—$383.2 million
Symmetricom, Inc.
Word for word“We recorded an increase in net sales between 2014 and 2013, with sales in each of our end markets benefiting from our acquisition of Symmetricom, Inc. ("Symmetricom"), which occurred in the first quarter of 2014.” 10-K for 2015
acquisitionfirst quarter of 2014—
Mingoa Ltd.
Word for word“Net cash used in investing activities in 2014 consisted of $39.4 million in purchases of property and equipment and net cash consideration of $337.6 million for the acquisitions of Symmetricom, Centellax, Inc. and Mingoa Ltd., partially offset by $41.0 million from the proceeds from the sales of short term investments.” 10-K for 2015
acquisition2014—
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Word for word“On January 15, 2016, we acquired all outstanding shares of PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC”).” 10-K for 2016
acquisitionOn January 15, 2016—
Remote Radio Head business
Word for word“On April 28, 2016, we divested our Remote Radio Head business to MaxLinear, Inc.” 10-K for 2016
divestitureOn April 28, 2016—
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation ("Vitesse")
Word for word“Net cash used in investing activities in 2015 consisted of $44.1 million in purchases of property and equipment and net cash consideration of $363.9 million for the acquisition of Vitesse, partially offset by $0.6 million of proceeds from the sales of short term investments.” 10-K for 2016
acquisition—net cash consideration of $363.9 million for the acquisition of Vitesse
Symmetricom, Inc. ("Symmetricom"), Centellax, Inc. and Mingoa Ltd.
Word for word“Net cash used in investing activities in 2014 consisted of $39.4 million in purchases of property and equipment and net cash consideration of $337.6 million for the acquisitions of Symmetricom, Centellax, Inc. and Mingoa Ltd., partially offset by $41.0 million of proceeds from the sales of short term investments.” 10-K for 2016
acquisition—net cash consideration of $337.6 million for the acquisitions of Symmetricom, Centellax, Inc. and Mingoa Ltd.
a non-strategic component of a board level systems and packaging business
Word for word“The declines in each year were primarily attributable to a divestiture in May 2016 that operated a non-strategic component of a board level systems and packaging business.” 10-K for 2017
divestitureMay 2016—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Cash received from selling businessesGoodwill from acquisitions
2016-10-02$1.69 billion$321 million$1.47 billion
2017-10-01$42 million—$10.6 million

Deal filings since 2016

Read from Microsemi’s annual reports (10-K for 2017, 10-K for 2016, 10-K for 2015) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2017-11-14. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.