Intel sells Altera chip unit to PE group Silver Lake
- Intel has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Altera programmable chip business to Silver Lake for $4.46 billion, announced on Monday.
- The deal values Altera at $8.75 billion, significantly lower than the $17 billion Intel paid in 2015.
- Intel will retain a 49% ownership in Altera, which will be led by Raghib Hussain after he succeeds Sandra Rivera as CEO on May 5, 2025.
- CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that the deal reflects a commitment to focus, reduce expenses, and strengthen the balance sheet.
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Intel sells majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake investors in a deal valued at $8.75B
Intel announced Monday that it was selling the majority of its Altera chip business to technology investor Silver Lake in a deal valued at $8.75 billion. Silver Lake will own 51% of Altera, which Intel acquired in 2015 for $16.7 billion in an effort to expand its business into chip markets focused on wireless, automobiles and other products. At the time, it was the biggest deal in Intel Corp.’s history. Intel spun Altera off into an independent …
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