M&A Deal Summary

Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise Solutions

On December 18, 2009, Avaya acquired information technology company Nortel Enterprise Solutions from Nortel Networks for 900M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Avaya’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Avaya’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Avaya’s 2nd transaction in Canada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-12-18
Target Nortel Enterprise Solutions
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Avaya
Sellers(s) Nortel Networks
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 900M USD

Target

Nortel Enterprise Solutions

Canada
Nortel Enterprise Solutions is a provider of business communications solutions and services for enterprise customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Avaya

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Avaya, Inc. is a global provider of communication systems, applications, and end-to-end services to enterprises worldwide; and offers IP telephony solutions, traditional voice communications solutions, contact center infrastructure and applications, and unified communications gear and appliances. Avaya was formed in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 21
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 20
Country (Canada) 2 of 3
Year (2009) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-27 Agile Software NZ

Auckland, New Zealand

Agile Software NZ Ltd. is a developer, delivers and manages integrated communication technologies that drive business. Agile Networks offers a number of solutions in the Ethernet Switching and IP routing space. We are an authorised Juniper reseller. We also offer a very cost effective range of L2/3 switches from RAD including Secflow™ secure SCADA aware firewalls and industrially hardened ethernet switches.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-04 Konftel AB

Umea, Sweden

Konftel AB is a specializes in audio collaboration technology and is a conference telephone manufacturer.

Buy $15M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nortel Networks

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

Nortel Networks is a multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer The Company was originally established in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-30 QuorTech Solutions

Bradenton, Florida, United States

QuorTech Solutions Inc. is a provider of next-generation public telephony and network system management services, with a substantial installed base in 12 countries. Major customers include Bell Canada, several of the US-based Bell operating companies, as well as major international telephone companies including AT&T, GTE and Sprint.

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