M&A Deal Summary

Ciena Acquires AT&T - Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology

On September 2, 2021, Ciena acquired communications company AT&T - Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology from AT&T

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ciena’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Ciena’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ciena’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-09-02
Target AT&T - Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Ciena
Sellers(s) AT&T
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

AT&T - Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology

Dallas, Texas, United States
AT&T's Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology expertise will serve to expand and accelerate Ciena’s Adaptive IP solution set. AT&T's Vyatta Routing and Switching Technology are based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ciena

Hanover, Maryland, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees8,361
Revenue 3.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ciena's corporate headquarters in Hanover, Maryland.
Entrance to Ciena's corporate headquarters in Hanover, Maryland.

Ciena is a provider of communications networking equipment, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, and management of voice, video, and data traffic worldwide. Ciena was founded in 1992 and is based in Hanover, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 20
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 17 of 19
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-03 Centina Systems

Plano, Texas, United States

Centina Systems is a provider of service assurance analytics and network performance management solutions. Centina Systems is based in Plano, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-22 Tibit

Petaluma, California, United States

Tibit offers a disruptive technology that will fundamentally change the way broadband access is deployed in the Service Provider markets worldwide (Telco, MSO, and Wireless). It makes small, low-powered solutions that can be easily placed anywhere in the network to enable multi-Gigabit connectivity with commercially available switching equipment. Tibit was formed in 2014 and is based in Petaluma, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AT&T

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Communications
Employees160,700
Revenue 120.7B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
AT&T's corporate headquarters in downtown Dallas, Texas.
AT&T's corporate headquarters in downtown Dallas, Texas.

AT&T is a provider of telecommunications services in the United States and the world. AT&T offers services and products to consumers in the US and services and products to businesses and other providers of telecommunications services worldwide. AT&T's services and products include wireless communications, local exchange services, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, and wholesale services. AT&T was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 23
Sector (Communications) 9 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 15 of 19
State (Texas) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 16 of 20
Year (2021) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-05 Chilevision

Santiago, Chile

Chilevision is producer of substantial content spanning multiple genres including sports, entertainment, and news. Chilevision was founded in 1960 and is based in Santiago, Chile.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-18 GSN Games

Santa Monica, California, United States

GSN Games presents original and classic game programming and games via its cable network, the digital ad-supported network, Game Show Central, the GameShowNetwork.com website and its position as one of the leading social casino games companies in the world at GSN.com. Its cross-platform content also includes GSN Games’ portfolio of free mobile casual and social games. Game Show Enterprises, the production arm of the network, develops and produces hundreds of hours of original episodes, making Game Show Network the premiere destination for fun, family-friendly programming. Game Show Network is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers, and telcos. Game Show Network was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

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