ADC Telecommunications - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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ADC Telecommunications M&A Summary

ADC Telecommunications has acquired 16 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

ADC Telecommunications’ largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired Broadband Access Systems for $2.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold Altitun AB to Visma Oy for $3M. ADC Telecommunications has acquired in 8 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (57%) and communications (25%).

ADC Telecommunications Ownership

Who owns ADC Telecommunications?

ADC Telecommunications is owned by TE Connectivity. It was acquired on December 9, 2010.

ADC Telecommunications Business Overview

Where is ADC Telecommunications headquartered?

ADC Telecommunications is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

How many employees does ADC Telecommunications have?

ADC Telecommunications has 9,300 employees.

What sector is ADC Telecommunications in?

ADC Telecommunications is a communications company.

When was ADC Telecommunications founded?

ADC Telecommunications was founded in 1935.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

13625 Technology Drive,
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
United States,
(952) 938-8080
www.adc.com

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a provider of broadband communications network infrastructure products and related services worldwide. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 13 1 - 2 - - 16
vol $5.9B $172M $224M $6.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - - 1 2
vol $3M $3M
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ADC Telecommunications - RFWorx and SignalOn Series 2009-11-19 - Divestiture
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
LGC Wireless, Inc. 2007-11-30 169M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California
Century Man Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. 2007-11-13 55M USD Add-on Acquisition
, China · www.centuryman.com.cn
Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corp. 2005-07-22 172M USD Add-on Acquisition
Marlborough, Massachusetts · www.fons.com
KRONE, Inc. 2004-05-18 350M USD Divestiture
Englewood, Colorado · www.krone.com
Altitun AB 2003-12-23 3M SEK Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden · www.altitun.com
Broadband Access Systems, Inc. 2000-09-21 2.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Westborough, Massachusetts · www.basystems.com
PairGain Technologies, Inc. 2000-06-29 1.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Tustin, California
Altitun AB 2000-05-01 872M USD Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.altitun.com
Saville Systems Plc 1999-10-08 700M USD Add-on Acquisition
Galway, Ireland
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 9 (56%) 1.9B (30%) 1 (50%) -
Communications 4 (25%) 2.5B (39%) - -
Semiconductors 1 (6%) 872M (14%) 1 (50%) 3M (100%)
Electrical Equipment 1 (6%) 350M (6%) - -
Software 1 (6%) 700M (11%) - -
Total 16 $6.3B 2 $3M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 13 4.6B 1 -
  Massachusetts 3 2.4B - -
  California 3 1.8B - -
  Minnesota 1 - 1 -
  Pennsylvania 1 34M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 14M - -
  Colorado 1 350M - -
Sweden 1 872M 1 3M
China 1 55M - -
Ireland 1 700M - -
Domestic 13 (81%) 4.6B (74%) 1 (50%) -
Cross-border 3 (19%) 1.6B (26%) 1 (50%) 3M (100%)
Total 16 $6.3B 2 $3M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.9B
$100M to $1B 5 $2.3B
< $100M 5 $164M
TOTAL $6.3B
Largest Broadband Access Systems, Inc.
$2.3B (2000-09-21)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $3M
TOTAL $3M
Largest Altitun AB
$3M (2003-12-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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