Tekelec Global - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Tekelec Global M&A Summary

Tekelec Global has acquired 3 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Tekelec Global’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Taqua for $85M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2006, when it sold IEX to NICE for $200M. Tekelec Global has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (100%).

Tekelec Global Ownership

Who owns Tekelec Global?

Tekelec Global is owned by Oracle. It was acquired on March 25, 2013.

Was Tekelec Global formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Tekelec Global was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Tekelec Global Business Overview

Where is Tekelec Global headquartered?

Tekelec Global is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.

How many employees does Tekelec Global have?

Tekelec Global has 1,291 employees.

What sector is Tekelec Global in?

Tekelec Global is a software company.

When was Tekelec Global founded?

Tekelec Global was founded in 1971.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 1

Tekelec Global, Inc.

5200 Paramount Parkway,
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
United States,
(919) 460-5500
www.tekelec.com

Tekelec Global, Inc. is a provider of signaling and session control systems and software to both wireless and wireline carriers as well as cable network operators.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $170M $170M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - - - - 1 4
vol $260M $260M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tekelec Mobile Messaging Business 2012-07-09 - Divestiture
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tekelec, Inc. - Switching Solutions Group 2007-03-20 - Divestiture
, United States
IEX Corp. 2006-05-22 200M USD Divestiture
Richardson, Texas
Steleus, Inc. 2004-10-14 57M USD Add-on Acquisition
Westford, Massachusetts
VocalData, Inc. 2004-09-01 28M USD Add-on Acquisition
Richardson, Texas
Taqua LLC 2004-02-25 85M USD Add-on Acquisition
Richardson, Texas · www.taqua.com
Network Diagnostics Business / Tekelec 2002-07-16 60M USD Divestiture
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 3 (100%) 170M (100%) 1 (25%) 200M (77%)
Communications - - 2 (50%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (25%) 60M (23%)
Total 3 $170M 4 $260M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 170M 3 260M
  Texas 2 113M 1 200M
  Massachusetts 1 57M - -
Netherlands - - 1 -
Domestic 3 (100%) 170M (100%) 3 (75%) 260M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (25%) -
Total 3 $170M 4 $260M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $170M
TOTAL $170M
Largest Taqua LLC
$85M (2004-02-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
< $100M 1 $60M
TOTAL $260M
Largest IEX Corp.
$200M (2006-05-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 (100%)

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