GSA Reports All Semiconductor Company Segments Garnered Funding in August 2011

September 21, 2011 -- GSA Releases August Statistics from its Global Semiconductor Funding, IPO and M&A Update, including:

• In August, six semiconductor companies raised $65.3 million, down 20.0% from the $81.6 million raised in July 2011. August’s funding total decreased year-over-year (YoY) at a rate of 17.3%.
• In August, all company segments garnered funding.
• For the third consecutive month, zero semiconductor companies priced. August saw only one semiconductor company file for an initial public offering -- M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
• When looking at the closing stock prices posted on August 31 for those companies that priced in 2011, with the exception of Ingenic Semiconductor, zero companies posted a higher stock price than their offer price.
• In August, the number of semiconductor mergers and acquisitions (M&As) announced (i.e., M&As of entire fabless, IDM and semiconductor supplier companies, not sectors/product lines or foundry facilities) decreased by eight MoM and three YoY.

When: Now available at http://www.gsaglobal.org/publications/fundings/index.asp 

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