MandA (M&A – Mergers and Acquisitions) News

ARC Acquires Alarity Corporation; Establishes Multimedia Development Center in St. Petersburg, Russia
Sep 24, 2007 – ARC International (LSE:ARK) has announced that it has acquired Alarity Corporation. Alarity is a privately held U.S. multimedia company that has a renowned team of close to 40 personnel based in St. Petersburg, Russia specializing in codec software, firmware, and advanced multimedia architectures.
News categories: ARC International, Digital TV, MandA, Russia, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, UK

DivX Acquires Technology for Enhanced Video Search and Discovery Services
Aug 22, 2007 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) has announced the acquisition of the assets of Veatros of Kansas. Veatros's technology will be used by DivX primarily for the purposes of producing enhanced video search and discovery services.
News categories: DivX, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Software, Streaming

SecureMedia Enters New Phase of Growth with Acquisition by Cavalier Telephone and TV
Aug 17, 2007 – SecureMedia, the industry leader and most experienced source for digital media protection is now the strongest, financially and strategically, having been acquired by Cavalier Telephone and TV, the largest full-service competitive communications provider in the United States.
News categories: SecureMedia, Cavalier Telephone, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, MandA, USA

British Sky Broadcasting - Offer for Amstrad PLC
Jul 31, 2007 – The Boards of Sky and Amstrad are pleased to announce that they have agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Sky Digital Supplies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sky, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Amstrad.
News categories: Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Irdeto Acquires French Company, IDway SAS
Jul 6, 2007 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced that it has acquired IDway SAS, a leading software company providing open software solutions for digital TV consumer devices based in Paris, France.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-MHP, France, MandA, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Magnum Semiconductor Agrees To Acquire LSI Consumer Products Business
Jun 27, 2007 – LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) and Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Magnum will acquire the LSI consumer products business in a transaction to be funded by private equity investment.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, LSI Corp, Digital TV, MandA, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Tablet

Silicon Motion Announces Agreement to Acquire FCI
Apr 18, 2007 – Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: SIMO) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Future Communications IC, Inc., ("FCI") a leading designer of RF ICs for mobile television and wireless communications.
News categories: Future Communications IC (FCI), Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Semiconductor

Entropic Communications to acquire RF Magic
Apr 10, 2007 – Entropic Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RF Magic, a leading developer of broadband radio frequency (RF) systems-on-a-chip. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor

Silicon Image Acquires sci-worx, Strengthening its IP Portfolio, Engineering Resources and System-on-a-chip Design Capabilities
Jan 4, 2007 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced its acquisition of sci-worx GmbH, a leading intellectual property (IP) and design service provider specializing in multimedia, communications, and networking applications.
News categories: Silicon Image, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Silicon IP