3Com - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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3Com M&A Summary

3Com has acquired 6 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

3Com’s largest acquisition to date was in 1997, when it acquired U.S. Robotics for $6.6B. 3Com has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (84%) and internet software and services (17%).

3Com Ownership

Who owns 3Com?

3Com is owned by HP. It was acquired on April 12, 2010.

3Com Business Overview

Where is 3Com headquartered?

3Com is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

What sector is 3Com in?

3Com is a technology hardware company.

When was 3Com founded?

3Com was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

3Com Corp.

350 Campus Drive,
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
United States,
(508) 323-5000
www.3com.com

3Com Corporation is an enterprise networking solutions provider. 3Com has three global brands – H3C, 3Com and TippingPoint – that offer high-performance networking and security solutions to enterprises large and small. The H3C enterprise networking portfolio – a market leader in China – includes products that span from the data center to the edge of the network, while TippingPoint network-based intrusion prevention systems and network access control solutions deliver in-depth, no-compromise application, infrastructure and performance protection.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 3 1 - - 1 1 6
vol $6.7B $33M $430M $7.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 2 - - - - 2
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TippingPoint Technologies, Inc. 2004-12-13 430M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas
Huawei-3Com Co., Ltd. 2003-11-17 - Joint Venture
, United States
Nomadic Technologies, Inc. 2000-10-30 33M USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.nomadiccomm.com
U.S. Robotics Corporation 2000-06-01 - Spin Off
Schaumburg, Illinois · www.usr.com
Palm, Inc. 2000-05-09 - Spin Off
Sunnyvale, California · www.palm.com
NBX Corp. 1999-02-24 90M USD Add-on Acquisition
Andover, Massachusetts
U.S. Robotics Corporation 1997-02-27 6.6B USD Merger
Schaumburg, Illinois · www.usr.com
Axon Networks, Inc. 1996-03-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Palo Alto, California · www.axonnetworks.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 5 (83%) 7.2B (100%) 2 (100%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (17%) - - -
Total 6 $7.2B 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 7.2B 2 -
  Illinois 1 6.6B 1 -
  California 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 430M - -
  Massachusetts 1 90M - -
Total 6 $7.2B 2 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $6.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $430M
< $100M 2 $123M
TOTAL $7.2B
Largest U.S. Robotics Corporation
$6.6B (1997-02-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Technology Hardware

Revenue

1,300   2009
(millions of USD)

Established

1979

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