M&A Deal Summary

Brocade Communications Systems Acquires Ruckus Wireless

On April 4, 2016, Brocade Communications Systems acquired technology hardware company Ruckus Wireless for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brocade Communications Systems’ 3rd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Brocade Communications Systems’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brocade Communications Systems’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Brocade Communications Systems’ 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-04-04
Target Ruckus Wireless
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Brocade Communications Systems
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B USD

Target

Ruckus Wireless

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. is a wi-fi products company provides gateways, controllers, and access points with related software and services. Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi platform delivers scalable, high-performance Wi-Fi with simplified control and management for on-premise and cloud-based Wi-Fi deployments, along with new services for secure on-boarding, policy management, location services and analytics that enable new business opportunities.

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Buyer

Brocade Communications Systems

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees4,724
Revenue 2.3B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Brocade's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Brocade's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. is a supplier of networking hardware, software, and services, including Storage Area Networking solutions and Internet Protocol Networking solutions for businesses and organizations of various types and sizes. Brocade’s end customers include global enterprises and other organizations that use the Company’s products and services as part of their communications infrastructure and service providers, such as telecommunication firms, cable operators, and mobile carriers, that use the Company’s products and services as part of their commercial operations. Brocade offers a line of networking hardware and software products and services that enable businesses and organizations to make their data centers and networks more efficient, reliable, and adaptable to the changing demands of new network traffic patterns and volumes. Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. was established in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
State (California) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 11 of 11
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-29 StackStorm

Palo Alto, California, United States

StackStorm is a powerful automation tool that wires together all of your apps, services and workflows. It’s extendable, flexible, and built with love for DevOps and ChatOps. When failures happen, StackStorm can act as Tier 1 support: It troubleshoots, fixes known problems, and escalates to humans when needed.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-22 Brocade Communications Systems - Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch Business

San Jose, California, United States

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch Business is a provider of communication equipment in US.

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