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M&A · Tech · Semiconductors & Related Devices

AMD to acquire Xilinx Inc

Announced Oct 27, 2020 · Closed Feb 14, 2022

Deal value$35.00BEV $35.00B
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA33.6x11.8x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
AMD (AMD)
Target
Xilinx Inc (XLNX)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
$35.00B
Status
Closed Feb 14, 2022

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$1.00B · 2.9%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$1.50B · 4.3%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Credit Suisse, DBO Partners
To the target
Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities
Credit Suisse fee
$18.0M
BofA Securities fee
$20.0M

Classification

Sector
Tech
Industry
Semiconductors & Related Devices

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedOct 27, 2020
  2. Proxy filedMar 5, 2021
  3. Definitive proxyMar 5, 2021
  4. Shareholder voteApr 7, 2021
  5. ClosedFeb 14, 2022

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparables$97.00$118.00
Trading comparables$84.00$117.00
Trading comparables$129.00$164.00
Trading comparables$130.00$155.00
Precedent transactions$118.00$143.00
Trading comparablesCredit Suisse$92.72$120.38
Precedent transactionsCredit Suisse$130.47$155.69
Discounted cash flowCredit Suisse$121.52$163.26
Discounted cash flowCredit Suisse$137.36$185.01
Trading comparablesCredit Suisse$70.23$100.57

Implied value per Xilinx Inc share by analysis · DCF discount rate 8%–10%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Oct 27, 2020

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.