Spirent Communications Mergers & Acquisitions

Spirent Communications M&A Summary

Spirent Communications has acquired 11 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 10 assets.

Spirent Communications’ largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Metrico Wireless for $52M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Spirent Communications - High-Speed Ethernet & Network Security Testing Business to VIAVI Solutions for $425M. Spirent Communications has acquired in 3 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (56%) and internet software and services (23%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications Plc

Origin One, 108 High Street,
Crawley, RH10 1BD
United Kingdom,
+44 12 9376 7676
www.spirent.com

All (18) Buy (9) Sell (9)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-03-03 Spirent Communications - High-Speed Ethernet & Network Security Testing Business · Communications
Crawley, United Kingdom

Spirent Communications' High-Speed Ethernet & Network Security Testing Business provides an ethernet testing platform.

425 Divestiture

VIAVI
Advisors: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson , Qatalyst Partners

Spirent Communications


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