# ams AG proposes takeover of OSRAM at €38.50 per share

ams AG has submitted a proposal to OSRAM Licht AG for an all-cash takeover offer at €38.50 per share, valuing the deal at approximately €4.2 billion. The combination aims to create a global leader in sensor solutions and photonics.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-08-11
- Where: Germany
- Value: $4.70B (4.20B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: sensor solutions, photonics
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ams](https://endata.com/companies/5995.md) (acquirer)
- [OSRAM](https://endata.com/companies/16573.md) (target)
- [Osram Licht](https://endata.com/companies/28201.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.co.uk](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/regulatory-news/eans-adhoc-ams-ag-ams-submitted-a-proposal-to-osram-for-a-takeover-offer-at-a-price-of-eur38-50-per-share-883951318.html), 2019-08-11: "ams has today submitted a fully financed proposal to OSRAM for an all-cash takeover offer for 100% of the share capital of OSRAM at a price of EUR38.50 per share."
- [sensor360.org](https://www.sensor360.org/news/detail/1980), 2019-08-14: "The proposed transaction, which will be funded by a €4.2 billion bridge loan underwritten by HSBC and UBS, is seen as helping to accelerate the diversification of AMS’s revenue portfolio."
- [channel-e.de](https://www.channel-e.de/branchen-news/merger-acquisitions-2019/page-2), 2019-09-10: "Der in Premstätten, Österreich ansässige Sensorikanbieter ams hat ein Bar-Übernahmeangebot für 100% des Aktienkapitals der Osram Licht AG zum Preis…"

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