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• Deal: Lumentum shareholders receive 4.5 Marvell shares per share, implying ~$1,132 per share and a 23.9% premium.
• Ownership: Marvell shareholders will own ~67% of the combined company, Lumentum shareholders ~33%.
• AI Infrastructure: Combines Marvell's custom silicon and networking with Lumentum's optical transceivers, lasers and optical switching.
• Financial Impact: Targets a $550B addressable market, over $1B in annual cost synergies and EPS accretion in the first year after closing.
• Closing: Expected in H1 2028, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
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🔎 Strategic Significance: The merger would create a vertically integrated AI connectivity leader spanning electrical and optical technologies as data centers increasingly transition toward high-bandwidth optical interconnects.