M&A Deal Summary

ARRIS International Acquires Enablence Technologies - Trident7

On August 29, 2011, ARRIS International acquired technology hardware company Enablence Technologies - Trident7 from Enablence Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARRIS International’s 4th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is ARRIS International’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is ARRIS International’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-08-29
Target Enablence Technologies - Trident7
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) ARRIS International
Sellers(s) Enablence Technologies
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Enablence Technologies - Trident7

Ontario, Canada
Enablence Technologies - Trident7 is a universal access platform for delivery of Fibre to the premises services through optical networks. The Trident7 chassis provides aggregation and management functions including DPoE (Docsis Provisioning of EPON) of both node- and chassis-based PON deployments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ARRIS International

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees8,700
Revenue 6.6B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to ARRIS' corporate headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia.
Entrance to ARRIS' corporate headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia.

ARRIS is a global communications technology company. ARRIS is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of telephony, data, video, construction, rebuild and maintenance equipment for the broadband communications industry. In addition, the Company supplies infrastructure products used by cable system operators to buildout and maintain hybrid fiber-coaxial networks. ARRIS was formed in 1969 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 11
Sector (Technology Hardware) 4 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Ontario) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-02 GoBackTV

Menlo Park, California, United States

GoBackTV, Inc. develops and markets optical transmission equipments for television service operators.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-11 BigBand Networks

Redwood City, California, United States

BigBand Networks, Inc. is a broadband service providers with innovative network solutions for moving, managing and monetizing video in today’s multi-screen world.

Buy $172M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Enablence Technologies

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Enablence is a leading vendor of innovative integrated optical products for the telecommunications, aerospace, and bio-chemical sensing industries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-05 Wave7 Optics

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Wave7 Optics is a global provider of Fiber to the Home ("FTTH") systems that deliver voice, video, and data services.

Buy -