M&A Deal Summary

CommScope Acquires Andrew

On December 27, 2007, CommScope acquired technology hardware company Andrew for 2.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CommScope’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is CommScope’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CommScope’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CommScope’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-12-27
Target Andrew
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) CommScope
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.6B USD

Target

Andrew

Westchester, Illinois, United States
Andrew LLC is a manufacturer of communication equipment's.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CommScope

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees30,000
Revenue 9.2B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

CommScope is a designer, builder and manager of wired and wireless network communication equipment. CommScope was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hickory, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 11
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 8
Year (2007) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 Signal Vision

Lake Forest, California, United States

Signal Vision, Inc. is a provider of engineering, manufacturing, and marketing products for the cable television industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-02 LiquidXstream Systems

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

LiquidxStream Systems Inc., founded in April 2005, is developing a versatile new generation QAM modulator for cable service providers such as Rogers Cable, Vidéotron, Comcast, etc. The QAM modulator is an essential device installed in the cable networks' core that enables operators to deliver analog channels and the full range of digital services such as all video channels, high definition video, on-demand pay per view channels and broadcasts, high speed internet access and voice over IP (VoIP).

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