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Solectron - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Solectron M&A Summary

Solectron has acquired 7 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Solectron’s largest acquisition to date was in 2002, when it acquired C-Mac Industries for $2.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2004, when it sold Dy 4 Systems to Curtiss-Wright for $110M. Solectron has acquired in 4 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (34%) and electronics (34%).

Solectron Ownership

Who owns Solectron?

Solectron is owned by Flex. It was acquired on October 1, 2007.

Solectron Business Overview

Where is Solectron headquartered?

Solectron is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

What sector is Solectron in?

Solectron is an electronics company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9

Solectron Corp.

847 Gibraltar Drive, Building 5,
Milpitas, California 95035
United States,

Solectron Corporation was a global electronics manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers. It was the first electronics manufacturing services industry in 1977.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 2 - 2 2 - - 6
vol $2.1B $2.7B $4.8B
Sell (0.8/yr) # - - - - - 4 4
vol $210M $210M
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
C-MAC Aerospace Ltd. 2004-10-01 - Divestiture
Amersham, United Kingdom · www.cmac.com
Stream International, Inc. 2004-03-22 - Divestiture
Wellesley, Massachusetts · www.stream.com
Smart Modular Technologies, Inc. 2004-02-12 100M USD Divestiture
Newark, California · www.smartm.com
Dy 4 Systems, Inc. 2004-02-02 110M USD Divestiture
Kanata, Ontario
Magnetic Data Technologies LLC 2002-06-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Goleta, California
C-Mac Industries Inc. 2002-01-16 2.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Stream International, Inc. 2001-10-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Wellesley, Massachusetts · www.stream.com
Blue Fin Technologies, Inc. 2001-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.bluefintec.com
Smart Modular Technologies, Inc. 1999-09-16 2.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Newark, California · www.smartm.com
Texas Instruments - Custom Manufacturing Services(CMS) Business 1996-01-30 130M USD Divestiture
Austin, Texas
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 2 (33%) - 1 (25%) -
Electronics 2 (33%) 2.7B (56%) 1 (25%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (17%) 2.0B (41%) 2 (50%) 210M (100%)
Manufacturing 1 (17%) 130M (3%) - -
Total 6 $4.8B 4 $210M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 2.1B 2 100M
  California 2 2.0B 1 100M
  Massachusetts 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 130M - -
  New York 1 - - -
Canada 1 2.7B 1 110M
  Quebec 1 2.7B - -
  Ontario - - 1 110M
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 5 (83%) 2.1B (44%) 2 (50%) 100M (48%)
Cross-border 1 (17%) 2.7B (56%) 2 (50%) 110M (52%)
Total 6 $4.8B 4 $210M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $4.7B
$100M to $1B 1 $130M
TOTAL $4.8B
Largest C-Mac Industries Inc.
$2.7B (2002-01-16)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $110M
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $210M
Largest Dy 4 Systems, Inc.
$110M (2004-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
75%
3 (75%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Electronics

Subsidiary of

Flex

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