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Axity Acquires Sopho Business Communications

On March 17, 2010, Axity acquired communications company Sopho Business Communications from Philips

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Axity’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Axity’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-03-17
Target Sopho Business Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Axity
Sellers(s) Philips
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Sopho Business Communications

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sopho is a preferred supplier for enterprise business solutions for the primary telecommunication operators throughout Brazil, including Telefonica, Telmex, and CTBC. Sopho is also a value-added distributor of 3Com and IBM Internet Protocol (IP) telephony products and Microsoft Office Communications Server, a Unified Communications solution providing presence, instant messaging, unified conferencing and enterprise voice solutions. Sopho was named the first Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Brazil in September 2009 and is now offering these integrated voice and data solutions to its loyal customer base as a means to drive business productivity and reduce infrastructure costs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Axity

Mexico, Mexico
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Revenue 150M USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Axity is a Latin-American, integrated, end-to-end IT services provider. Axity´s portfolio of services is quite unique in the market, encompassing IT Strategy, Information Management (e.g., business intelligence), Application Management (e.g., ERPs, software development), IT Management, Security and Technology Infrastructure (e.g., communication and connectivity). Axity is based in Mexico.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-30 Intellego

Santa Fe, Mexico

Intellego is a Latin American company in the development of information management solutions and services. Intellego was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Fe, Mexico.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Philips

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Consumer Products
Employees67,263
Revenue 18.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Philips office building in Prague, Czech Republic.
Philips office building in Prague, Czech Republic.

Philips is a diversified health and well-being company with products that include cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, oral healthcare, and male shaving and grooming. Philips was founded in 1891 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 14
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-31 FIMI s.r.l.

Saronno, Italy

FIMI s.r.l. is a provider of dedicated modality monitors, patient monitoring and mobile point of care devices.

Sell €29M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-20 Burton Medical Products

Chatsworth, California, United States

Burton Medical Products Corporation, a medical device company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and distributing examination and surgery lighting equipment.

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