M&A Deal Summary

Alcatel-Lucent S.A. Acquires Astral Point Communications

On April 3, 2002, Alcatel-Lucent S.A. acquired technology hardware company Astral Point Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alcatel-Lucent S.A.’s 3rd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Alcatel-Lucent S.A.’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Alcatel-Lucent S.A.’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-04-03
Target Astral Point Communications
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Alcatel-Lucent S.A.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Astral Point Communications

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States
Astral Point Communications, Inc. is a next generation SONET Metro Optical Systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Alcatel-Lucent S.A.

Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees52,673
Revenue 15.9B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION
Alcatel-Lucent office in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Alcatel-Lucent office in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Alcatel-Lucent S.A. is an integrated provider of voice, data and video communication services to end-users. Alcatel-Lucent offers fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services to a variety of end users. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. was originally established in 1898 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 21
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 20
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 14
Year (2002) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-29 Genesys

Menlo Park, California, United States

Genesys is a provider of customer engagement software to large enterprises around the globe. The Company empowers its customers to create omni-channel customer experiences, journeys, and relationships. Genesys was founded in 1990 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-08-12 Telera

Campbell, California, United States

Telera Corp. is a provider of voice based web solutions.

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