Divestiture • Communications

Force10 Networks Acquires White Rock Networks

On March 31, 2009, Force10 Networks acquired communications company White Rock Networks from Turin Networks

Acquisition Context
  • This is Force10 Networks’ 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Force10 Networks’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Force10 Networks’ 1st transaction in Texas.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 31, 2009
Target White Rock Networks
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Force10 Networks
Sellers(s) Turin Networks
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

White Rock Networks

Richardson, Texas, United States
White Rock Networks, is a provider of next-generation optical transport products for metro networks.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Force10 Networks

San Jose, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees674
DESCRIPTION

Force10 Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of networking equipment and solutions for data center and other network deployments.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Communications 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Texas 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 3
Year: 2009 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-31 Turin Networks

San Jose, California, United States

Turin Networks, is a provider of IP and multiservice optical transport solutions for wireline, wireless, MSO, and private networks.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Turin Networks

San Jose, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Turin Networks, is a provider of IP and multiservice optical transport solutions for wireline, wireless, MSO, and private networks.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Texas 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2009 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-27 White Rock Networks

Richardson, Texas, United States

White Rock Networks, is a provider of next-generation optical transport products for metro networks.

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