M&A Deal Summary

Aclara Technologies Acquires Tollgrade Communications - Smart Grid Business

On August 11, 2016, Aclara Technologies acquired technology hardware company Tollgrade Communications - Smart Grid Business from Tollgrade Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aclara Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Aclara Technologies’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aclara Technologies’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-11
Target Tollgrade Communications - Smart Grid Business
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Aclara Technologies
Sellers(s) Tollgrade Communications
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Tollgrade Communications - Smart Grid Business

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. - Smart Grid Business includes LightHouse® distribution monitoring platform comprising Sensors and Sensor Management System (SMS) software with Predictive Grid® Analytics, as well as a broad intellectual property portfolio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aclara Technologies

Hazelwood, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Sector Technology Hardware
Revenue 500M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Aclara Technologies LLC is a utility communications company, designs, develops, and deploys utility management communications systems for water, gas, and electric utilities in the United States and internationally.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-09 GE Energy Management - GE Meters

Somersworth, United Kingdom

GE Energy Management - GE Meters is a provider of electrical meters to global customers with a range of residential, commercial and industrial meter technology.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-12 Apex CoVantage - Smart Grid Solutions

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Apex CoVantage LLC - Smart Grid Solution providers a ProField mobile workforce management technology used for smart grid deployments as well as the Smart Grid Professional Services business comprising utility field services and consulting.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tollgrade Communications

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Tollgrade is a provider of network assurance solutions for the telecommunications and utilities industries. Tollgrade’s core telecom products help telecommunications service providers to minimize repair costs by remotely diagnosing problems in the copper line networks for DSL and plain old telephone service (POTS) lines.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-28 Cable Status Business/ Tollgrade Communication/

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States

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