# Littelfuse to acquire IXYS Corporation for $750 million

Littelfuse, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of IXYS Corporation in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $750 million equity value and $655 million enterprise value. IXYS is a power semiconductor and integrated circuit company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-28
- Where: United States
- Value: $750.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: power semiconductors, integrated circuits
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Littelfuse](https://endata.com/companies/11884.md) (acquirer)
- [IXYS Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/17561.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.littelfuse.com](https://investor.littelfuse.com/news/news-details/2017/Littelfuse-to-Acquire-IXYS-Corporation-08-28-2017/default.aspx), 2017-08-28: "As the largest acquisition in our 90-year history, this is an exciting"
- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889331/000110465917053762/a17-21031_1ex99d2.htm), 2017-08-28: "As the largest acquisition in our 90-year history, this is an exciting milestone for Littelfuse."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/08/28/1100917/0/en/Littelfuse-to-Acquire-IXYS-Corporation.html), 2017-08-28: "Littelfuse, Inc. and IXYS Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Littelfuse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IXYS in a cash and stock transaction."
- [lembarque.com](https://lembarque.com/article/electronique-littelfuse-acquiert-ixys-qui-detient-les-microcontroleurs-zilog-pour-750-m), 2017-08-29: "Les actionnaires d'Ixys pourront recevoir au choix 23 dollars en espèces par action (soit une prime de 44% par rapport au dernier cours en bourse d'Ixys) ou 0,1265 action de Littelfuse."
- [ewweb.com](https://www.ewweb.com/news/mergers-acquisitions/article/20923476/littelfuse-to-acquire-ixys-corp-for-power-control-electronics), 2017-08-30: "Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, said it has a definitive agreement to acquire IXYS Corp., Milpitas, CA, a maker of medium and high-voltage power control semiconductors, for $750 million in cash and stock."
- [eletimes.ai](https://www.eletimes.ai/littelfuse-acquire-ixys-corporation), 2017-09-08: "Littelfuse, Inc., and IXYS Corporation on September 8, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Littelfuse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IXYS in a cash and stock transaction."
- [controlglobal.com](https://www.controlglobal.com/industry-news/news/11310268/industry-signals-and-indicators-september-2017), 2017-09-13: "Littelfuse Inc. and IXYS Corp. agreed Sept. 7 to have Littelfuse acquire all outstanding shares of IXYS for an equity value of approximately $750 million."

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