Lucent Technologies - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Lucent Technologies M&A Summary

Lucent Technologies has acquired 3 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Lucent Technologies’ largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Riverstone Networks for $207M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2000, when it sold Lucent Technologies Power Systems to Tyco International for $2.5B. Lucent Technologies has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (67%) and software (34%).

Lucent Technologies Business Overview

Where is Lucent Technologies headquartered?

Lucent Technologies is headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

What sector is Lucent Technologies in?

Lucent Technologies is a technology hardware company.

When was Lucent Technologies founded?

Lucent Technologies was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Murray Hill, New Jersey
United States,
www.lucent.com

Lucent designs and delivers communications systems, services and software. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # - - - 1 - 2 3
vol $207M $207M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $2.6B $2.6B
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mobilitec, Inc. 2006-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California
Riverstone Networks, Inc. 2006-03-23 207M USD Add-on Acquisition
Santa Clara, California
Telica, Inc. 2004-08-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Marlboro, Massachusetts
Agere Systems, Inc. 2002-06-01 - Spin Off
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lucent Technologies Power Systems 2000-11-13 2.5B USD Divestiture
Murray Hill, New Jersey
Avaya, Inc. 2000-10-01 - Spin Off
Santa Clara, California · www.avaya.com
Lucent Technologies, Inc. - Consumer Phone Business 2000-01-19 113M USD Divestiture
Murray Hill, New Jersey
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 2 (67%) 207M (100%) 1 (25%) -
Software 1 (33%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (25%) 2.5B (96%)
Semiconductors - - 1 (25%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (25%) 113M (4%)
Total 3 $207M 4 $2.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 207M 4 2.6B
  California 2 207M 1 -
  New Jersey - - 2 2.6B
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 -
Total 3 $207M 4 $2.6B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $207M
TOTAL $207M
Largest Riverstone Networks, Inc.
$207M (2006-03-23)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $113M
TOTAL $2.6B
Largest Lucent Technologies Power Systems
$2.5B (2000-11-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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