Xura - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Xura M&A Summary

Xura has acquired 8 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Xura’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Mitel Mobility for $350M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Comverse - Business Support Systems Assets to Amdocs for $273M. Xura has acquired in 3 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (43%) and internet software and services (29%).

Xura Business Overview

Where is Xura headquartered?

Xura is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

What is Xura’s revenue?

Xura disclosed revenue of 477M USD for 2015 and 652M USD for 2014.

How many employees does Xura have?

Xura has 3,000 employees.

What sector is Xura in?

Xura is an information technology company.

When was Xura founded?

Xura was founded in 1997.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 2

Xura

Xura, Inc.

200 Quannapowitt Parkway,
Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880
United States,
(781) 246-9000
www.xura.com

Xura is a provider of IT solutions to global communications across a variety of mobile devices and platforms. The company helps communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises navigate and monetize the digital ecosystem to create innovative, new experiences through our cloud-based offerings. Xura was founded in 1997 and is based in Wakefield, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 3 - 1 1 2 - 7
vol $271M $135M $350M $756M
Sell (0.8/yr) # - - - 1 - 3 4
vol $273M $16M $289M
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Xura Secure Communications GmbH 2017-02-17 16M USD Divestiture
, Germany
Ranzure Networks, Inc. 2017-02-08 - Merger
Richardson, Texas · www.ranzure.com
Mitel Mobility, Inc. 2017-02-08 - Merger
, United States
Mitel Mobility, Inc. 2016-12-19 350M USD Divestiture
, United States
Ranzure Networks, Inc. 2016-12-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Richardson, Texas · www.ranzure.com
Comverse - Business Support Systems (BSS) Assets 2015-07-02 273M USD Divestiture
, United States
Acision Ltd. 2015-06-15 135M USD Add-on Acquisition
Reading, United Kingdom · www.acision.com
Solaiemes SL 2014-08-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.solaiemes.com
Netonomy, Inc. 2006-08-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts
CSG Systems - Global Software & Services 2005-10-11 251M USD Divestiture
, United States
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 3 (43%) 485M (64%) 2 (50%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (29%) 20M (3%) - -
Software 2 (29%) 251M (33%) - -
Business Services - - 1 (25%) 273M (95%)
Communications - - 1 (25%) 16M (5%)
Total 7 $756M 4 $289M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 621M 3 273M
  Texas 1 - 1 -
  New York 1 20M - -
1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
Germany - - 1 16M
Spain 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 135M - -
Domestic 4 (57%) 621M (82%) 3 (75%) 273M (95%)
Cross-border 3 (43%) 135M (18%) 1 (25%) 16M (5%)
Total 7 $756M 4 $289M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Guggenheim Securities
2
Legal Deals
Sidley
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $736M
< $100M 1 $20M
TOTAL $756M
Largest Mitel Mobility, Inc.
$350M (2016-12-19)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $273M
< $100M 1 $16M
TOTAL $289M
Largest Comverse - Business Support Systems (BSS) Assets
$273M (2015-07-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
43%
3 (43%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 (100%)

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