M&A Deal Summary

Synchronoss Acquires NewBay Software

On December 27, 2012, Synchronoss acquired software company NewBay Software from BlackBerry for 56M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synchronoss’ 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Synchronoss’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Synchronoss’ 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-27
Target NewBay Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Synchronoss
Sellers(s) BlackBerry
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 56M USD

Target

NewBay Software

Dublin, Ireland
NewBay Software Ltd. is a provider in cloud services, enabling mobile operators and service providers to deliver content experiences across connected devices such as smartphones, tablets, PC’s and TV’s. NewBay’s cloud services are delivered to millions of user and stores billions of media files for live operator services around the world.

Search 214,876 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Synchronoss

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Software
Revenue 174M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Synchronoss provides cloud-based software and services enabling digital content backup, device activation, messaging and content synchronization for telecom operators, carriers, and enterprises. The company delivers a white-label “personal cloud” platform under which carriers can offer cloud backup, photo/video storage, content transfer and device-onboarding services to their subscribers. Founded in 2000, Synchronoss is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-07 SpeechCycle

New York, New York, United States

SpeechCycle is provider of a new generation speech self-service solutions, building on technology innovation to automate the kind of complex customer care issues that, until now, were considered out of the reach of speech. This allows call centers to achieve maximum levels of customer service at significantly reduced cost, while generating the valuable business intelligence that drives long-term customer retention.

Buy $27M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-14 Voxmobili SA

Paris, France

Voxmobili provides address book personal cloud solutions to many of the world’s leading mobile operators.

Buy $26M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BlackBerry

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,820
Revenue 535M USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

BlackBerry a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry in 1999. Since then, BlackBerry products and services have continued to change the way millions of people around the world stay connected. BlackBerry was founded in 1984 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-08 Paratek Microwave

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Paratek Microwave, Inc. is a privately held company that offers tunable solutions for wireless communications networks. Paratek has invented a revolutionary new class of ETRF(TM) (Electronically Tunable Radio Frequency) components, including tunable filters, phase shifters, oscillators and delay lines.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-29 Secusmart

Düsseldorf, Germany

Secusmart GmbH is a provider of high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organizations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers in Germany and internationally.

Buy -