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The Carlyle Group Acquires Syniverse

On October 27, 2010, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired information technology company Syniverse for 2.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 14th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 31st largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 208th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 6th transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-10-27
Target Syniverse
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 2.6B USD
Advisor(s) Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking (Financial)
Alston & Bird (Legal)

Target

Syniverse

Tampa, Florida, United States
Syniverse is a provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry. Syniverse makes mobile work for more than 900 mobile operators, cable and Internet providers, and enterprises in over 160 countries. Syniverse was founded in 1987 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 382 of 750
Sector: Information Technology M&A 14 of 39
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 18 of 37
State: Florida M&A 6 of 15
Country: United States M&A 208 of 350
Year: 2010 M&A 28 of 32
Size (of disclosed) 31 of 137
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-06 Dresser

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Sell $3.0B
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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