Ericsson Mergers & Acquisitions

Ericsson M&A Summary

Ericsson has acquired 31 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 10 assets.

Ericsson’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Vonage Holdings for $6.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold iconectiv to Koch Equity Development for $1.0B. Ericsson has acquired in 7 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (21%) and technology hardware (18%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22

Ericsson

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Torshamnsgatan 21,
Stockholm, 164 83
Sweden,
+46 1 07 19 00 00
www.ericsson.com

All (39) Buy (29) Sell (10)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2024-08-16 iconectiv · Information Technology
Bridgewater, New Jersey · www.iconectiv.com

iconectiv is a provider of IT solutions that enable operators to interconnect networks. iconectiv’s market-leading solutions enable the interconnection of networks, devices, and applications for more than two billion people every day. Working closely with private, government and non-governmental organizations, iconectiv has intimate knowledge of the intricacies and complexities of creating, operating and securing the telecommunications infrastructure for service providers, governments and enterprises. iconectiv is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

Advisors: Goldman Sachs , Jefferies , Latham & Watkins
1,000 Divestiture

Koch Equity Development PE
Advisors: Citi , Jones Day , Rothschild Global Advisory

Francisco Partners PE

Ericsson


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