M&A Deal Summary

Avocent Acquires Apex PC Solutions

On July 1, 2000, Avocent acquired communications company Apex PC Solutions from TA Associates

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Avocent’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Avocent’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Avocent’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-07-01
Target Apex PC Solutions
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Avocent
Sellers(s) TA Associates
Deal Type Merger

Target

Apex PC Solutions

Redmond, Alabama, United States
Apex PC Solutions, Inc. is a leader in server console management and switching technology, and Cybex Computer Products Corporation, a leading provider of network hardware used to manage servers and data centers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Avocent

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,971
Revenue 657M USD (2008)
DESCRIPTION

Avocent Corp. is a provider of a software, hardware, and embedded technologies to enterprise-level information technology (IT) organizations to control, plan, evolve, and secure their IT infrastructure.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2000) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-04 Equinox Systems

Sunrise, Florida, United States

Equinox Systems develops and markets high performance, reliable and affordable connectivity solutions for remote access and multi-user applications.

Buy $57M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 68 of 252
Sector (Communications) 6 of 15
Type (Merger) 2 of 6
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 65 of 206
Year (2000) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-07-01 MetroPCS Communications

Richardson, Texas, United States

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. is a provider of wireless communications services in several metropolitan areas of the US, including SanFrancisco, Miami and Atlanta. MetroPCS offers simple, flat-rate calling plans that provide unlimited usage within a local calling area with no long-term contracts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-10-03 Voyant Technologies

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Voyant Technologies, Inc., is a provider for voice conferencing and collaboration solutions. Formerly a division within Frontier Communications, Voyant has been designing, developing and delivering conferencing systems for more than 25 years. Voyant provides reliable, scalable, operationally efficient systems and services that allow people to communicate anytime and anywhere. Voyants product portfolio provides a breadth of solutions that permit integrated voice for such applications as voice and data conferencing, IP telephony and wireless group communications.

Buy -