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VIAVI Mergers & Acquisitions

VIAVI M&A Summary

VIAVI has acquired 37 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

VIAVI’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired E-Tek Dynamics for $15.0B. VIAVI has acquired in 11 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (50%) and electronics (20%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity36
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14

VIAVI

VIAVI Solutions, Inc.

1445 South Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 102,
Chandler, Arizona 85286
United States,
(408) 404-3600
www.viavisolutions.com

All (39) Buy (36) Sell (3)
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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