4 February 2026
DLA Piper advises Silicon Laboratories in US$7.5 billion acquisition by Texas Instruments
DLA Piper advised Silicon Laboratories Inc. (SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Texas Instruments Incorporated, a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips. The all-cash transaction is valued at US$231.00 per share or approximately US$7.5 billion.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by John Gilluly, US Vice Chair and Head of DLA Piper’s Transactional practices (Austin), and Partners Viktor Sapezhnikov (New York), Joseph Fore, and Jeffrey Scharfstein (both Austin).
The team also included Partners Michelle Lara (San Diego), Jeff Aronson (Palo Alto), Brian Boyle (Washington DC), Georgia Jolink (Austin), Ronald Brown (Wilmington), Brian Hamano (Los Angeles), Jamie Knox (New York), Jennifer Kashatus, Nicholas Klein (both Washington DC), Of Counsels Andy Eklund (Washington DC), Amanda Maki (Houston), and Associates Carina Meleca (New York), Destiny Harrison (Austin), Billy LaFortune (San Diego), Trevor Tesoriero (Austin), Becca Xu (San Diego), Glen Williams (San Francisco), and William Kirton (Miami).
With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 16 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket, and ranked as number one in VC, PE. and M&A in combined global deal volume according to PitchBook.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by John Gilluly, US Vice Chair and Head of DLA Piper’s Transactional practices (Austin), and Partners Viktor Sapezhnikov (New York), Joseph Fore, and Jeffrey Scharfstein (both Austin).
The team also included Partners Michelle Lara (San Diego), Jeff Aronson (Palo Alto), Brian Boyle (Washington DC), Georgia Jolink (Austin), Ronald Brown (Wilmington), Brian Hamano (Los Angeles), Jamie Knox (New York), Jennifer Kashatus, Nicholas Klein (both Washington DC), Of Counsels Andy Eklund (Washington DC), Amanda Maki (Houston), and Associates Carina Meleca (New York), Destiny Harrison (Austin), Billy LaFortune (San Diego), Trevor Tesoriero (Austin), Becca Xu (San Diego), Glen Williams (San Francisco), and William Kirton (Miami).
With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 16 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket, and ranked as number one in VC, PE. and M&A in combined global deal volume according to PitchBook.