Nokia Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

CommunicationsCompany

Nokia has acquired 27 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.

Nokia’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Alcatel-Lucent S.A. for $16.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold Nokia Devices & Services to Microsoft for $6.1B. Nokia has acquired in 6 different US states, and 7 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (41%) and technology hardware (19%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

Nokia

Nokia Oyj

Karakaari 7,
Espoo, 02610
Finland,
+358 7180 08000
www.nokia.com

Nokia is a Finnish communications and information technology multinational corporation. Nokia was founded in 1865 and is based in Espoo, Finland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 26 - 1 - - - 27
vol $17.4B $17.4B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 8 - 1 - - - 9
vol $9.5B $9.5B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gainspeed, Inc. 2020-07-29 - Divestiture
Sunnyvale, California
Elenion Technologies LLC 2020-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.elenion.com
Nokia Oyj - IP Video Business 2018-09-13 - Divestiture
Espoo, Finland
Space Time Insight, Inc. 2018-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, Massachusetts · www.spacetimeinsight.com
SpaceTime Insight 2018-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.spacetimeinsight.com
Unium, Inc. 2018-02-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.uniumwifi.com
Deepfield, Inc. 2016-12-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Ann Arbor, Michigan · www.deepfield.com
Eta Devices, Inc. 2016-10-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.etadevices.com
Gainspeed, Inc. 2016-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunnyvale, California
Withings SA 2016-04-26 192M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France · www.withings.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.    - Mformation Software Technologies LLC 2015-09-17 19
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.alcatel-lucent.com Edison, New Jersey · www.mformation.com
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.    - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. 2012-02-01 1
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.alcatel-lucent.com Daly City, California · www.genesys.com
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.    - Velocix Ltd. 2009-06-01 18
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.alcatel-lucent.com Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.velocix.com
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.    - Motive, Inc. 2008-10-06 17
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.alcatel-lucent.com Austin, Texas · www.motive.com
Alcatel-Lucent S.A.    - IMagicTV, Inc. 2003-04-30 16
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.alcatel-lucent.com Saint John, New Brunswick · www.imagictv.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 11 (41%) 430M (2%) 2 (22%) -
Technology Hardware 5 (19%) 16.8B (97%) 1 (11%) 6.1B (65%)
Internet Software and Services 4 (15%) - 1 (11%) -
Communications 2 (7%) 6M (< 1%) 2 (22%) 200M (2%)
Information Technology 2 (7%) 158M (1%) 1 (11%) 3.2B (33%)
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - 1 (11%) -
Media 1 (4%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (4%) - - -
Manufacturing - - 1 (11%) -
Total 27 $17.4B 9 $9.5B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 436M 2 -
  California 6 436M 1 -
  Washington 4 - - -
  Massachusetts 3 - - -
  Illinois 1 - 1 -
  New York 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
Finland 2 - 6 9.5B
United Kingdom 3 158M 1 -
France 2 16.8B - -
Germany 2 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (7%) - 6 (67%) 9.5B (100%)
Cross-border 25 (93%) 17.4B (100%) 3 (33%) -
Total 27 $17.4B 9 $9.5B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $16.6B
$100M to $1B 3 $779M
< $100M 1 $6M
TOTAL $17.4B
Largest Alcatel-Lucent S.A.
$16.6B (2016-01-04)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $9.3B
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
TOTAL $9.5B
Largest Nokia Devices & Services
$6.1B (2013-09-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
26%
7 (26%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
78%
7 (78%)

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