M&A Deal Summary

IPC Systems Acquires Etrali Trading Solutions Co.

On February 3, 2016, IPC Systems acquired communications company Etrali Trading Solutions Co. from The Gores Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IPC Systems’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is IPC Systems’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-03
Target Etrali Trading Solutions Co.
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) IPC Systems
Sellers(s) The Gores Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Etrali Trading Solutions Co.

Paris, France
Etrali Trading Solutions Co. is a provider of voice and electronic trading infrastructure and compliance services for the banking and trading communities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

IPC Systems

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Communications
Employees900
DESCRIPTION

IPC Systems is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. IPC Systems was founded in 1973 and is based in Jersey City, New jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Gores Group

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses. Gores considers investments across Europe and North America and typically seeks non-core assets of public corporations. While Gores is a generalist investor, the firm has a particular interest in technology, telecommunications, business services, and industrial companies. The Gores Group was formed in 1987 and has offices in Beverly Hills, California, and Boulder, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 67
Sector: Communications M&A 9 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 23 of 30
Country: France M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-02 VITAC

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

VITAC is a provider of closed captioning and other accessible media services. VITAC provides live and prerecorded captioning solutions in English and Spanish, video description, and digital media services for broadcast networks, cable TV, online video, and teleconferences worldwide. VITAC was founded in 1986 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-09 The Hay Group

Bad Sobernheim, Germany

The Hay Group is the largest producer of high precision forged and machined steel automotive parts in Europe and has long-standing relationships with the top European OEM makers and suppliers.

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