M&A Deal Summary

Black Box Acquires InnerWireless

On January 31, 2012, Black Box acquired communications company InnerWireless from Investcorp International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Black Box’s 19th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Black Box’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Black Box’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-01-31
Target InnerWireless
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Black Box
Sellers(s) Investcorp International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

InnerWireless

Richardson, Texas, United States
website
InnerWireless, Inc. enables seamless wireless coverage inside large commercial, healthcare and government buildings through a unified broadband distribution platform and provides a real-time location system (RTLS) that provides wireless, high-assurance location tracking over RFID for hospital and corporate assets. InnerWireless' scalable RF platform is engineered to support a full range of wireless services and is future ready so enterprises can add new wireless technologies without disruption.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Black Box

Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,631
Revenue 856M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Black Box Corp. is a digital solutions provider dedicated to helping customers design, build, manage and secure their IT infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and approximately 3,000 team members. Black Box Corp. was established in 1976 and is headquartered in Lawrence, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 24
Sector (Communications) 19 of 19
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 20
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 23 of 23
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-26 PS Technologies

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

PS Technologies LLC specializes in communication technologies like connecting multiple offices with desktop conferencing.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-11 Cloudium Systems

Limerick, Ireland

Cloudium Systems Ltd. is a developer of cloud based software services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Investcorp International

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 21.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp International, Inc. is a publicly traded global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 106
Sector (Communications) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 28 of 47
State (Texas) 4 of 7
Country (United States) 34 of 62
Year (2012) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-26 Accuity

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Accuity, Inc. is a provider of global payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions. Accuity maintains authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services. For more than 150 years, Accuity’s worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, have included C-level executives, managers and technology professionals. The solutions and services Accuity provides are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.

Sell £343M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-07 Ubicom

San Jose, California, United States

Ubicom provides system-level solutions to OEMs for a wide range of products including wireless routers, access points, gateways, appliances and other network nodes. These products are used in applications ranging from voice-over-IP and online gaming, to video conferencing and print serving.

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