Seagate to buy Maxtor for $1.9B

Qualcomm brings patent claims against Broadcom 

Broadcom brings antitrust suit against Qualcomm

AMD brings antitrust suit against Intel 

Sun Microsystems buys SeeBeyond 

IDT buys rival chip maker ICS for $1.7 billion

HP separates its PC and printing businesses

Hard drive maker to buy storage solutions company

• For $1.9 billion in STX stock
• Pro forma ownership: STX 84% / MXO 16%
• Deal expected to draw antitrust scrutiny

Announced 12.21.05

• Press release
• Deal facts
• Conference call transcript
• Form 8-K

Advisors

• Seagate:  Simpson Thacher / Wilson Sonsini
• Maxtor: Citigroup / DLA Piper

Agreements

• Merger agreement
• Voting agreement

Strengthens Sun's position in business integration

• $4.25 per share, $387 million total

Advisors

Announced 6.28.05

Closed 8.31.05

Proxy solicitation

Agreements

Chip maker ICS buys rival, IDT

• $1.7 billion acquisition
• Target has larger market cap than buyer ($1.5B v $1.2B)

Deal terms

Advisors

Announced 6.15.05

Closed 9.19.05

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Proxy solicitation

Agreements

Aims to make Sun a comprehensive data center solution

• By adding data storage to its product mix

• $4.1 billion cash acquisition
• $37 per share

Advisors

Announced 6.02.05

Closed

Proxy solicitation

Agreements

Broadcom brings antitrust suit against Qualcomm

• Press release 7.07.05
• Complaint
• Qualcomm response 7.06.05
• Information Week article

Qualcomm brings patent claims against Broadcom

• Press release 7.11.05

AMD brings antitrust suit against Intel 

• Press release 6.28.05
• Complaint
• Intel response 6.29.05
• Information Week article

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