Avocent - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Avocent M&A Summary

Avocent has acquired 3 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Avocent’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired LANDesk Software for $416M. Avocent has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (67%) and software (34%).

Avocent Ownership

Who owns Avocent?

Avocent is owned by Emerson Electric. It was acquired on October 6, 2009.

Avocent Business Overview

Where is Avocent headquartered?

Avocent is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

How many employees does Avocent have?

Avocent has 1,971 employees.

What sector is Avocent in?

Avocent is an information technology company.

When was Avocent founded?

Avocent was founded in 2000.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Avocent Corp.

4991 Corporate Drive,
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
United States,
(256) 430-4000
www.avocent.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 - 1 - - - 3
vol $57M $416M $473M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
LANDesk Software, Inc. 2009-12-01 - Divestiture
South Jordan, Utah · www.landesk.com
LANDesk Software, Inc. 2006-04-27 416M USD Add-on Acquisition
South Jordan, Utah · www.landesk.com
Equinox Systems, Inc. 2001-01-04 57M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sunrise, Florida
Apex PC Solutions, Inc. 2000-07-01 - Merger
Redmond, Alabama
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 2 (67%) 57M (12%) - -
Software 1 (33%) 416M (88%) 1 (100%) -
Total 3 $473M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 473M 1 -
  Utah 1 416M 1 -
  Florida 1 57M - -
  Alabama 1 - - -
Total 3 $473M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $416M
< $100M 1 $57M
TOTAL $473M
Largest LANDesk Software, Inc.
$416M (2006-04-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
3 (100%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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