Broadcom's Bet the Company Acquisition of Netlogic
September 13, 2011
I surmised a month ago that Broadcom could be a likely acquirer of TI’s OMAP business in order to compete more effectively in Smart Phones and Tablets. I was not bold enough. Instead, Broadcom has offered $3.7B for Netlogic in order to be an even bigger player in the communications infrastructure market by picking up TCAMs and a family of muli-processor MIPs solutions. The acquisition is not cheap as they are offering to buy Netlogic at a price equal to 10 times their current sales. In addition it represents, 42% of Broadcom’s current valuation. Although one can argue, that semiconductors as a whole are undervalued in the market.
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