M&A Deal Summary

EKINOPS Acquires SixSq

On November 2, 2021, EKINOPS acquired internet software and services company SixSq from RHEA System S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EKINOPS’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is EKINOPS’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-11-02
Target SixSq
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) EKINOPS
Sellers(s) RHEA System S.A.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

SixSq

Meyrin, Switzerland
SixSq is a developer of an ultra-innovative solution allowing businesses to take full advantage of the added value of Edge Computing. Complementing Cloud computing, the SixSq solution enables smart data processing directly on the company’s site. SixSq was founded in 2007 and is based in Meyrin, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EKINOPS

Lannion, France

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees591
Revenue 118M EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

EKINOPS is a provider of next-generation optical transport equipment for telecommunications service providers. The EKINOPS 360 solution addresses Metro, Regional, and Long-Haul applications with a single, highly-integrated platform. EKINOPS is a market-leading innovator in 100G transport with a coherent line of products that truly optimizes optical networks and comes in 1RU, 2RU or 7RU chassis. The EKINOPS 360 solution relies on the highly-programmable EKINOPS T-Chip® (Transport-on-a-Chip) architecture that enables fast, flexible, and cost-effective delivery of new services for high-speed, high-capacity transport. Using the EKINOPS 360 carrier-grade system, operators can simply increase capacity of their networks – CWDM, DWDM, Ethernet, ESCON, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, and uncompressed video (HD-SDI, SD-SDI, ASI). EKINOPS was founded in 2003 and is based in Lannion, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-04 OneAccess Networks SA

Clamart, France

OneAccess Networks SA is a provider of physical and virtual network functions enabling Cloud and other managed services to SMB and enterprise customers around the world. OneAccess Networks was founded in 2001 and is based in Clamart, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-15 Olfeo

Paris, France

Olfeo is a software firm offering proxy and web content filtering services for companies and government bodies. Olfeo's solutions allow organizations to control Internet access and use with the highest possible level of security to protect themselves from cyberattacks while complying with the laws, regulations, and cultural norms specific to each of its target countries. Olfeo was founded in 2003 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RHEA System S.A.

Wavre, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Engineering
DESCRIPTION

RHEA System S.A. is a Belgian Space Engineering Consulting and Software company,.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-22 SixSq

Meyrin, Switzerland

SixSq is a developer of an ultra-innovative solution allowing businesses to take full advantage of the added value of Edge Computing. Complementing Cloud computing, the SixSq solution enables smart data processing directly on the company’s site. SixSq was founded in 2007 and is based in Meyrin, Switzerland.

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