On Thursday, September 22nd, Robert Bosch GmbH and ItoM Holding B.V. signed an agreement covering the acquisition of 100% of the shares of ItoM Services by Robert Bosch GmbH.
ItoM Holding B.V. was founded in 1998 by pioneers in the semiconductor RF and analogue/mixed-signal circuitry. Since its creation, the ItoM founding team has successfully created a market leader in semiconductor design services with an unmatched IP- and patent portfolio and a global authority in the field of RF and Analogue/Mixed-Signal (AMS) circuits.
TD Shepherd & Co supported the shareholders of ItoM Holding B.V. and the Management Team of ItoM Services along the full acquisition path including the restructuring.
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