Linklaters is advising long-term client Alphawave IP Group plc (Alphawave), a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world’s technology infrastructure, on its recommended acquisition by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, at an implied enterprise value of approximately US$2.4bn.

Linklaters advised Alphawave on its 2021 IPO on the London Stock Exchange, the largest ever London IPO of a North American tech company.

The cross-practice team advising Alphawave is being led by Corporate Partners James Wootton, Richard Spedding and Rupert Cheyne, Global Head of Employment & Incentives Alexandra Beidas and Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner Bruce Kilpatrick.