M&A Deal Summary

Extreme Networks Acquires Avaya - Networking Business

On March 7, 2017, Extreme Networks acquired communications company Avaya - Networking Business from Avaya for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-07
Target Avaya - Networking Business
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Extreme Networks
Sellers(s) Avaya
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

Avaya - Networking Business

Santa Clara, California, United States
Avaya, Inc. - Networking Business is a provider of communication services in US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Extreme Networks

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees2,849
Revenue 1.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Extreme Networks' corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Extreme Networks' corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Extreme Networks is a provider of network infrastructure equipment and services for enterprises and data centers. The Company delivers software-driven networking solutions that help IT departments deliver stronger connections with customers, partners and employees. Extreme Networks was founded in 1996 and is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (California) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2017) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-14 Zebra Technologies - Wireless LAN Business

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Zebra Technologies Corp. - Wireless LAN Business is a manufacture of communication equipment.

Buy $55M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-18 Broadcom - Data Center Networking Business

Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom's Data Center Networking Business is a provider of end-to-end enterprise networking services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Avaya

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Avaya, Inc. is a global provider of communication systems, applications, and end-to-end services to enterprises worldwide; and offers IP telephony solutions, traditional voice communications solutions, contact center infrastructure and applications, and unified communications gear and appliances. Avaya was formed in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-28 Esna Technologies

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Esna Technologies Inc. is a provider of real-time collaboration and communications software, to accelerate the adoption of communications-enabled applications for both enterprises and midmarket companies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-29 Spoken Communications

Seattle, Washington, United States

Spoken Communications is an innovator in Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions for enterprise customers and a provider of transformative real-time customer experience management applications built on conversational artificial intelligence. In use by hundreds of major brands, SpokenConversation Center, Contact Center as a Service provides a set of AI enabled conversational services from a globally available cloud-first platform that contact centers use to analyze, learn from and respond to customer conversations. Spoken is an innovator in conversational technologies with more than 170 patents.

Buy -