M&A Deal Summary

Extreme Networks Acquires Ipanema

On August 10, 2021, Extreme Networks acquired software company Ipanema from InfoVista for 60M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Extreme Networks’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-10
Target Ipanema
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Extreme Networks
Sellers(s) InfoVista
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 60M EUR

Target

Ipanema

Cedex, France
Ipanema's solution automatically and dynamically adjusts application traffic flow based on real-time network conditions, providing increased performance and improved quality of experience, even under diverse conditions across various types of cloud-managed WAN connectivity.

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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 9 of 9
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-26 Aerohive Networks

Milpitas, California, United States

Aerohive Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of cooperative control wireless LAN products. Aerohive Cloud-Managed Wireless, Switching, Routing, and Security technologies provide unrivalled flexibility in deployment, management, and licensing. Credited with pioneering Controller-less Wi-Fi and Cloud Management, Aerohive delivers continuous innovation at Cloud-speed that constantly challenges the industry norm, allowing customers to rethink what's possible. Aerohive Networks, Inc. was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

InfoVista

Massy, France

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Software
Employees700
Revenue 132M EUR (2021)
DESCRIPTION

InfoVista is a software provider of network / application performance solutions. InfoVista was founded in 1995 and is based in Massy, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-21 Empirix

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

Empirix is end-to-end network performance visibility with the unique ability to analyze customer behaviors, by application, in real-time, through an innovative approach to enabling the build-out of the Service Operations Center model. Empirix helps service providers, mobile operators, contact centers, and businesses master complexities to drive customer experience and user satisfaction improvements. Through testing, monitoring, analytics, and intelligence, Empirix helps companies around the world maximize their technology investments while reducing implementation and customer impact risks. Empirix was founded in 2000 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

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