# Yageo unit to acquire Pulse Electronics for $740M

A subsidiary of Taiwan's Yageo Corp is acquiring U.S. electronic component company Pulse Electronics for $740 million in cash to strengthen its position in automotive electronics.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-05-22
- Where: United States
- Value: $740.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: resistors, capacitors, wireless components, soft ferrite products
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Yageo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21631.md) (acquirer)
- [Pulse Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/32006.md) (target)

## Sources

- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/business/taiwan-yageos-unit-to-acquire-us-pulse-electronics-for-740-mln-cash-idUSL2N1ST05G/), 2018-05-22: "The company believes that the acquisition will strengthen its own position in the automotive electronics market."

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