來源：美通社
加強其模擬半導體市場領導地位
以產生82億美元營收[1]的產品組合創造持續增長趨勢，擴展業務規模和多樣性 增加專業領域知識，擴展工程技術能力，以開發出更完整的解決方案，解決客戶複雜的問題與挑戰 預計將在交易結束時增加自由現金流，在交易結束後18個月內提升調整後每股收益(EPS)，並在第二年年底實現2.75億美元的成本協同效益 北京2020年7月14日 /美通社/ Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq：ADI)和Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Nasdaq：MXIM)7月13日宣布雙方已達成最終協議，ADI公司以全股交易方式收購Maxim，合併後公司總市值超過680億美元[2]。兩家公司董事會已一致批准本次交易。通過拓展在多個極具吸引力的終端市場的業務廣度和規模，本次交易將加強ADI的模擬半導體領導地位。
根據協議條款，交易結束後，持有Maxim普通股的股東，每股可兌換0.630股ADI公司普通股。交易結束後，ADI的當前股東將持有合併後公司大約69%的股份，而Maxim股東將持有大約31%的股份。本次交易旨在獲得美國聯邦所得稅法免稅重組資格。
ADI總裁兼執行長Vincent Roche表示：「我們今天與Maxim共同發表振奮人心的聲明，詮釋了ADI搭建連接現實與數字世界橋梁這一願景的下一步舉措。ADI和Maxim都致力於解決客戶複雜的問題，合併後，我們將進一步拓展技術和人才的廣度和深度，從而能夠開發出更完整的領先解決方案。Maxim是一家享有盛譽的信號處理和電源管理公司，擁有成熟的技術組合和令人印象深刻的設計創新歷史。我們強強聯合，共同努力以實現半導體行業的下一波增長，同時為所有人創造一個更健康、更安全、更加可持續的未來。」
Maxim Integrated總裁兼執行長Tun Doluca表示：「在過去三十多年裡，我們一直堅守信念：不斷創新並開發高性能半導體產品，助力客戶進行發明創造。未來，我非常高興能夠與ADI公司一起持續突破技術邊界，超越一切可能。我們兩家公司都擁有豐富的工程技術專業知識和濃厚的創新文化。我們將攜手打造一個更強大的行業領導者，為我們的客戶、員工和股東創造卓越價值。」
本次交易結束後，Maxim的兩名董事將加入ADI董事會，其中包括Maxim總裁兼執行長Tun Doluca。
令人信服的戰略和財務理由
拓展全球業務的行業領導者：此次合併加強了ADI在模擬半導體市場的領導地位，在形式上，預期收入將達到82億美元[1]，自由現金流將達到27億美元[1]。Maxim在汽車和數據中心市場的實力與ADI橫跨廣泛工業、通信和數字醫療市場的實力相輔相成，必將推動關鍵長期增長趨勢。在電源管理方面，Maxim聚焦應用的產品類型與ADI面向廣泛市場的產品類別形成互補。 豐富的專業領域知識和技術能力：業內一流技術的整合將進一步強化ADI的專業領域知識和工程技術能力，橫跨從直流至100 Ghz、從毫微瓦至千瓦、從傳感器至雲端的範圍，覆蓋5萬多種產品。合併後公司可以提供更完整的解決方案，服務超過12萬5千家的客戶，抓住總額達600億美元目標市場[3]的機遇。 創新主導增長的共同理念：雙方擁有相近的企業文化，即重視人才、創新和卓越工程，工程師總共超過10,000名，年度研發投資近15億美元[1]。合併後公司將繼續吸引各個領域的頂級工程人才。 收益增長和成本節約：由於更低的運營支出和銷貨成本，預計在交易結束後18個月內，調整後每股收益會逐步提升，到第二年年底，成本協同效益達到2.75億美元。交易結束後第三年年底，製造流程優化有望帶來更多成本協同效益。 強大的財務實力和現金流能力：ADI希望合併後公司能有更強勁的資產負債表表現，預估淨槓桿率接近1.2x[4]。此次交易也有望在結束時提升自由現金流，為股東帶來更多回報。 時間和批准
在滿足包括美國和美國以外監管部門批准以及雙方公司股東批准在內的成交條件後，本次交易預計將於2021年夏季完成。
顧問
摩根史坦利擔任ADI首席財務顧問。美銀證券擔任財務顧問。Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz擔任法律顧問。
摩根大通擔任Maxim獨家財務顧問，Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP擔任法律顧問。
電話會議和網絡廣播信息
ADI於美國東部時間7月13日上午8:30召開電話會議討論此次交易。
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關於ADI公司
Analog Devices, Inc.是全球領先的高性能模擬技術公司，致力於解決最艱巨的工程設計挑戰。憑藉傑出的檢測、測量、電源、連接和解譯技術，搭建連接現實世界和數字世界的智能化橋梁，從而幫助客戶重新認識周圍的世界。詳情請瀏覽ADI官網。
關於Maxim Integrated
Maxim Integrated致力於開發創新的模擬和混合信號產品與技術，讓系統更小巧、更智能，同時增強其安全性能、提高能效。我們助力客戶在汽車、工業、健康、移動消費和雲數據中心等領域的創新設計，提供業界領先的方案，讓世界變得更美好。欲了解更多信息，請訪問：。
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