M&A Deal Summary

EXFO Acquires gnubi communications

On September 5, 2002, EXFO acquired test/measurement equipment company gnubi communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EXFO’s 3rd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is EXFO’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is EXFO’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2002-09-05
Target gnubi communications
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) EXFO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 4 of 14
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 3 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 13
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-08-23 Avantas Networks

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Avantas Networks Corp. is a provider of fiber-optic testing and optical network performance management equipment that supports a wide range of protocols and data transmission rates.

Buy $65M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Buy -