Apple Acquires AuthenTec

Announced July 27, 2012 — $356M

What happened

Acquired by Apple (PC and mobile security products); technology/product used in or became Touch ID.

Apple's acquisition history

40th of 136 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 136 Apple deals

Apple's average disclosed price

$270.6M

Apple's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2012

90 across all acquirers

Apple in PC and mobile security products

1 acquisition

When did Apple acquire AuthenTec?

Apple acquired AuthenTec on July 27, 2012. This was Apple's 40th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.

How much did Apple pay for AuthenTec?

Apple paid $356M for AuthenTec.

What does AuthenTec do?

Acquired by Apple (PC and mobile security products); technology/product used in or became Touch ID.

What other PC and mobile security products companies has Apple acquired?

AuthenTec is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in PC and mobile security products so far.