M&A Deal Summary

EXFO Acquires Consultronics

On January 5, 2006, EXFO acquired test/measurement equipment company Consultronics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EXFO’s 4th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is EXFO’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is EXFO’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-05
Target Consultronics
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) EXFO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Consultronics

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Consultronics Ltd. is a provider of test solutions for copper-based broadband access networks.

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Buyer

EXFO

Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,814
Revenue 267M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

EXFO is a provider of next-generation test, service assurance and end-to-end quality of experience solutions for mobile and fixed network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. EXFO’s intelligent solutions with contextually relevant analytics improve end-user quality of experience, enhance network performance and drive operational efficiencies throughout the network and service delivery lifecycle. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, VoLTE, IMS, video, Ethernet/IP, SNMP, OTN, FTTx, xDSL and various optical technologies accounting for more than 38% of the global portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO was founded in 1985 and is based in Quebec, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 14
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 4 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 13
State (Ontario) 2 of 3
Country (Canada) 3 of 4
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-09-05 gnubi communications

Dallas, Texas, United States

gnubi communications LP is a provider of multi-channel telecom and datacom testing solutions with an established customer base of Tier 1 optical transport equipment manufacturers and R&D labs.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-26 Navtel Communications

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Navtel Communications, Inc. is a provider of test solutions for IMS and VoIP networks. Navtel’s products are used by network equipment manufacturers and operators to validate core functions and perform feature, negative, load, interoperability and regression testing of the network elements and services.

Buy CA$11M
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