M&A Deal Summary

ARRIS International Acquires Motorola Home Business

On December 19, 2012, ARRIS International acquired technology hardware company Motorola Home Business from Motorola Mobility for 2.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARRIS International’s 5th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is ARRIS International’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ARRIS International’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ARRIS International’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-19
Target Motorola Home Business
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) ARRIS International
Sellers(s) Motorola Mobility
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 2.4B USD

Target

Motorola Home Business

Illinois, United States
Motorola Mobility's Home business delivers the smart, simple connected home, which is driving the evolution of TV. The company is a global IP business that is pioneering advancements in the cloud, the network, and the home to enable the desired IP Connected Home and future service provider revenue streams. Its end-to-end platform includes advanced software and network technology, services and systems integration, content security, managed home solutions, and next-gen home devices that deliver rich user experiences.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ARRIS International

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees8,700
Revenue 6.6B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to ARRIS' corporate headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia.
Entrance to ARRIS' corporate headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia.

ARRIS is a global communications technology company. ARRIS is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of telephony, data, video, construction, rebuild and maintenance equipment for the broadband communications industry. In addition, the Company supplies infrastructure products used by cable system operators to buildout and maintain hybrid fiber-coaxial networks. ARRIS was formed in 1969 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector (Technology Hardware) 5 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-19 Electronic Connector Company of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Electronic Connector Company of Illinois LLC distributes circular and commercial connectors to OEMs.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-18 SeaWell Networks

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

SeaWell Networks, Inc., products enable control of multiscreen adaptive bitrate delivery (ABR) including targeted ads via dynamic manifest manipulation and transmuxing.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Motorola Mobility

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION
Motorola office in Sunnyvale, California.
Motorola office in Sunnyvale, California.

Motorola Mobility LLC is a manufacturer of smartphones and other mobile devices. The Company was formed in 2011 as a divestiture from Motorola in 2011.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-10 Viewdle

Palo Alto, California, United States

Viewdle is a developer of automated facial recognition technology that enables cutting-edge social experiences. The Company's facial recognition platform can be used on smartphones and tablets to create more engaging photo and video applications. Through real-time visual analysis at the point of capture, the Company's technology can power a variety of facial recognition-based Augmented Reality applications. Viewdle's R&D team based in Kiev, Ukraine, also develops gesture recognition technologies utilizing its machine vision algorithms and imaging expertise.

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