M&A Deal Summary

Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave Solutions

On December 3, 2015, Motorola Solutions acquired communications company Airwave Solutions for 818M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Motorola Solutions’ 6th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Motorola Solutions’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Motorola Solutions’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-03
Target Airwave Solutions
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Motorola Solutions
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 818M GBP

Target

Airwave Solutions

Slough, United Kingdom
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Airwave is the largest private operator of a public safety network in the world, delivering mission-critical voice and data communications to more than 300 emergency and public service agencies in Great Britain.

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Buyer

Motorola Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1928
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees20,000
Revenue 9.1B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Motorola Solutions' corporate campus in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Entrance to Motorola Solutions' corporate campus in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Motorola Solutions designs, manufactures, and sells communications infrastructure, devices, system software and applications, and provides services associated with their use. The Company's products and services are designed to help government and enterprise customers improve their operations through increased effectiveness and efficiency of their mobile workforce and can be found in a wide range of workplaces. Motorola Solutions was founded in 1928 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 39
Sector (Communications) 6 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 35
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 5
Year (2015) 4 of 5
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New York, New York, United States

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