
TTM said Sunday the deal will help expand its products portfolio through the addition of Anarenâs radio frequency subsystems and components for aerospace and defense sectors, as well as provide growth opportunities across industrial, automotive and medical end markets.
TTM CEO Tom Edman said the company intends to combine its manufacturing capability with Anarenâs RF engineering experience to deliver new platforms to clients across A&D and commercial markets.
Both companies expect to close the transaction in the first half of 2018, subject to regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions.
TTM plans to fund the acquisition through existing cash on hand and a Term Loan B add-on worth approximately $700 million and expects the transaction to realize $15 million in pre-tax cost synergies within two years of the dealâs completion.
The Costa Mesa, California-based printed circuit board manufacturer expects the deal to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share, non-GAAP operating margins and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margins.
Barclays and OâMelveny & Myers LLP respectively serve as financial and legal advisers to TTM in the transaction.
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI) and Evercore (NYSE: EVR) advise Anaren on the dealâs financial aspects, while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP serves as the companyâs legal counsel.
The transaction came three years after Veritas Capital completed its $383 million purchase of Anaren.