M&A Deal Summary

ADTRAN Acquires Bluesocket

On August 9, 2011, ADTRAN acquired electrical equipment company Bluesocket

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ADTRAN’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is ADTRAN’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is ADTRAN’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-09
Target Bluesocket
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) ADTRAN
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bluesocket

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Bluesocket, Inc.provider of Innovator in Virtual Wireless LAN Solutions, an architecture that supports decisions at the edge of the network and manages them with a centralized appliance or server; and BlueSecure and wireless LAN controllers.

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Buyer

ADTRAN

Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,227
Revenue 1.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

ADTRAN is a provider of networking and communications equipment. Its products enable voice, data, video and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures. ADTRAN was formed in 1985 and is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2011) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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