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Marvell to buy Lumentum in all-stock AI chip deal
Marvell and Lumentum describe the all-stock deal as worth about $115 billion, with more than $1 billion in yearly savings expected; closing isn't due until 2028.
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At a glance
- First reported by WSJ: “Chip Maker Marvell Agrees to Buy Lumentum in $80 Billion Deal”, with reporting from Investing.com, TradersAgency and Business Wire via Yahoo Finance.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 8:52 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell.
- Topics: AI.
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- WSJChip Maker Marvell Agrees to Buy Lumentum in $80 Billion Deal
- Investing.comMarvell agrees $115 billion all-stock deal to buy Lumentum By Investing.com November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
- TradersAgencyMarvell Agrees to Acquire Lumentum in $115 Billion All-Stock AI Data-Center Deal November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
- Business Wire via Yahoo FinanceMarvell and Lumentum to Combine, Creating a Category Leader in AI Connectivity November 2, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMarvell is buying Lumentum, and the figure in our headline is eighty billion, but the companies say it's about a hundred and fifteen billion dollars.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us is Ingrid Halvorsen-Bell, Chief Synergy Officer at Brightlane Photonics Group. Ingrid, where did the other thirty-five billion go?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellTo be clear, nothing went anywhere. Eighty is a number, a hundred and fifteen is a number, and numbers are very large this morning.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMarvell had about three point nine two billion dollars in cash at its latest quarter. So how does it pay for this?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellIt's all stock. Lumentum holders get four and a half Marvell shares each, which is about eleven hundred and thirty-two dollars a share.
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellTo be clear, that's a lot of shares.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo nobody's writing a check. Then who pays?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellNobody pays. Marvell holders end up with about sixty-seven percent and Lumentum holders thirty-three. To be clear, that adds up to a hundred.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe companies also expect more than a billion dollars a year in cost savings. Who exactly is the saving?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellSavings are a shared journey. To be clear, a billion is more than a million, and I'm polishing this trophy because it's very emotional.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYou didn't answer. Who's the saving?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellTo be clear, the deal closes in the first half of twenty twenty-eight. That's a long time for anyone to be a saving.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe companies call their market five hundred fifty billion dollars. Is any of it going to lower what I pay for my phone?
Ingrid Halvorsen-BellA firm maybe, Chip. Synergy means everyone shares, except the trophy.
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