M&A Deal Summary

InfoVista Acquires Ascom - The Network Testing Division

On August 22, 2016, InfoVista acquired information technology company Ascom - The Network Testing Division from Ascom Holding for 45M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is InfoVista’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is InfoVista’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is InfoVista’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is InfoVista’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-22
Target Ascom - The Network Testing Division
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) InfoVista
Sellers(s) Ascom Holding
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 45M USD

Target

Ascom - The Network Testing Division

Reston, Virginia, United States
website
Ascom - The Network Testing Division (TEMS) is a network testing, monitoring and optimization platform.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

InfoVista

Massy, France

website

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Software
Employees700
Revenue 132M EUR (2021)
DESCRIPTION

InfoVista is a software provider of network / application performance solutions. InfoVista was founded in 1995 and is based in Massy, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-08 Ipanema

Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

Ipanema delivers the most innovative, automated solutions to guarantee application performance across enterprises’ large and complex networks.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-21 Empirix

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

Empirix is end-to-end network performance visibility with the unique ability to analyze customer behaviors, by application, in real-time, through an innovative approach to enabling the build-out of the Service Operations Center model. Empirix helps service providers, mobile operators, contact centers, and businesses master complexities to drive customer experience and user satisfaction improvements. Through testing, monitoring, analytics, and intelligence, Empirix helps companies around the world maximize their technology investments while reducing implementation and customer impact risks. Empirix was founded in 2000 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ascom Holding

Baar, Switzerland

website

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,298
Revenue 297M CHF (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Ascom Holding is a telecommunications company specializing in Wireless Solutions and Network Testing. Ascom Holding was founded in 1987 and is based in Baar, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-03 Ascom - Systems & Solutions Business

Dubendorf, Switzerland

Ascom - Systems & Solutions Business is a software and systems company that plans and implements comprehensive IT solution in the field of operations support systems.

Sell -
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