Skyworks Solutions IncSkyworks' $22B merger with Qorvo is in final stages with only two regulators remaining, moving expected close into the current fiscal year.
Skyworks Solutions chief executive Phil Brace said the company's pending $22 billion combination with Qorvo has reached its final stages, with only two regulatory jurisdictions remaining before close. Brace, who is expected to serve as chief executive of the combined company after close, made the comments at an investor conference, and the update nudged the expected timing forward from a calendar-year framing into potentially closing inside Skyworks' current fiscal year. Under the merger agreement, Skyworks will pay Qorvo shareholders $32.50 per share in cash at close plus 0.96 Skyworks shares for each Qorvo share, a fixed exchange ratio that keeps Qorvo trading alongside Skyworks as the regulatory calendar narrows. Skyworks shares rose 7% to $89.64 and Qorvo gained 5% to $118.04, while Qualcomm added 1% to $179.50 and the iShares Semiconductor ETF rose 1%, outpacing the broader technology tape. Skyworks is up 26% over the past month, and with the remaining risk now procedural rather than existential, the next scheduled catalysts are Apple's seasonal iPhone build cycle and formal clearance notices from the outstanding regulators.
Skyworks Solutions IncSkyworks' $22B merger with Qorvo is in final stages with only two regulators remaining, moving expected close into the current fiscal year.
Qorvo IncQorvo is the merger target; the $22B Skyworks deal reaching final regulatory stages with only two jurisdictions left advances the $32.50 cash plus 0.96 Skyworks shares consideration.
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