Intel’s Altera Unit Nears Sale as Silver Lake Reportedly Leads Talks
By Trendforce (February 19, 2025)
While speculation swirls about Intel splitting and selling to tech giants like TSMC and Broadcom, its FPGA unit appears closer to a sale. According to Bloomberg, Silver Lake Management is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Altera.
As Bloomberg noted earlier, private equity firms such as Francisco Partners and Silver Lake Management are among the contenders, while Apollo Global Management and Bain Capital are also in the running for Altera. Lattice Semiconductor, one of Altera’s FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) peers, is also rumored to be competing.
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