M&A Deal Summary

NEC Acquires Netcracker Technology

On June 27, 2008, NEC acquired software company Netcracker Technology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NEC’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is NEC’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is NEC’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-06-27
Target Netcracker Technology
Sector Software
Buyer(s) NEC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Netcracker Technology

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Netcracker Technology is a US based software and solutions company with an industry leading track record of delivering Operations Support Systems (OSS) transformation to communications service providers across the globe.

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Buyer

NEC

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees105,276
Revenue 3.48T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION
NEC's office in Santa Clara, California.
NEC's office in Santa Clara, California.

NEC is a global provider of IT hardware and solutions. The Company also offers systems integration services, such as systems implementation and consulting services. NEC was founded in 1899 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 13
Sector (Software) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 12
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2008) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 NEC Sphere Communications

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

NEC Sphere Communications Inc. provides software-based enterprise telecommunications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-01 OCC

Yokohama, Japan

OCC was established in 1935 as Japan's first domestic manufacturer of submarine cables for telecommunication. OCC is a world leader in manufacturing high specification submarine and terrestrial cable systems and is the dominant provider of submarine cables in Asia with a market share of nearly 100% in Japan and over 80% in Asia. They are the leading provider of on-shore cables with long and stable client relationships.

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