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Arkadin S.A. Acquires Conference Plus

On December 21, 2011, Arkadin S.A. acquired communications company Conference Plus from Westell Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arkadin S.A.’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Arkadin S.A.’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arkadin S.A.’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-12-21
Target Conference Plus
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Arkadin S.A.
Sellers(s) Westell Technologies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Conference Plus

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
Conference Plus, Inc. is a provider of audio, video, webcasting and web conferencing services, is dedicated to providing high quality, reliable conferencing services that customers trust with their most important events.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arkadin S.A.

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Communications
Employees1,000
Revenue 159M EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Founded in France in 2001, Arkadin provides a complete range of remote collaboration solutions (audio, web and video conferencing services).

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-08 Scherers Conferencing

Worthington, Ohio, United States

Scherers Conferencing, Inc. is a Facilities based provider of virtual conferencing services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Westell Technologies

Aurora, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Technology Hardware
Revenue 47M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Westell Technologies is a developer of in-building wireless, intelligent site management, cell site optimization, and outside plant solutions focused on innovation and differentiation at the edge of telecommunication networks, where end users connect. Westell Technologies was founded in 1980 and is based in Aurora, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-18 Westell Technologies - Customer Networking Solutions

Aurora, Illinois, United States

The CNS division of Westell is a provider of carrier class broadband networking products to U.S. telecommunications service providers. Its CNS family of products enables high-speed transport and networking of voice, data, video and other advanced services over existing copper and fiber infrastructures.

Sell $34M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-16 ANTONE Wireless

Goleta, California, United States

ANTONE Wireless Corp. is a designer, manufacturers and marketer of high-performance Tower-Mounted Amplifiers, Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier Boosters, and cell-site antenna sharing products.

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