Raspberry Pi manufacturer will be acquired for about 92 billion yen

ByVvigilante

It is a parts maker in SwitzerlandDaetwyler Holding AGBut,Raspberry PiIt is a manufacturer ofPremier FarnellAnnounced that it will purchase at 615 million pounds (about 92 billion yen).

Daetwyler to Buy Raspberry Pi Computer Supplier Premier Farnell - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-14/daetwyler-to-buy-premier-farnell-for-about-1-1-billion


Daetwyler Buys Raspberry Pi Maker Premier Farnell - WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/daetwyler-buys-premier-farnell-for-615-million-1465897173

Raspberry Pi was developed at the University of Cambridge, England, and in 2013 the one made at Sony's factory was a factory at Premier Farnell, a manufacturer in the UKIt will be manufactured 100%. With this acquisition, Raspberry Pi will be manufactured in the future as well as in the UK, Switzerland.

Premier Farnell's share price rose by 50% after the acquisition announcement that Premier Farnell shareholders could get 165 pence (about 247 yen) per share as a result of this acquisition. On the other hand, Daetwyler, the acquirer, fell 6% in stock price. According to analyst Fabian Haecki, this acquisition is seen as aimed at enabling Daetwyler to strengthen its position in the electronic component distribution market in Europe and to provide high-quality service.


Premier Farnell also unanimously acknowledged the proposal for the acquisition at a price of 615 million pounds. The two companies plan to integrate product composition, distribution channels, business offices, etc., and the corporate value will amount to 40 billion Swiss francs (about 4.4 trillion yen), bringing about 50 million Swiss francs (about 5.5 billion yen) It is expected to have a synergistic effect of ~ 70 million Swiss francs (about 7.7 billion yen).

Daetwyler expects to have synergies of 50 to 70 million Swiss francs (55 to 7.7 billion yen) annually by the end of FY 2019, and Paul Haelg, CEO of Daetwyler, will not stop beyond Europe, It is said that he wants to spread it to America and Asia.