M&A Deal Summary

Ixia Acquires Net Optics

On October 29, 2013, Ixia acquired information technology company Net Optics for 190M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ixia’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Ixia’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ixia’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ixia’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-29
Target Net Optics
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Ixia
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 190M USD

Target

Net Optics

Santa Clara, California, United States
Net Optics is a provider of total application and network visibility solutions that deliver real-time network intelligence for peak performance in network monitoring and security.

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Buyer

Ixia

Calabasas, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,727
Revenue 495M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ixia's corporate headquarters in Calabasas, California.
Entrance to Ixia's corporate headquarters in Calabasas, California.

Ixia provides testing, visibility, and security solutions, strengthening applications across physical and virtual networks for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on Ixia to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure protection of their networks to make their applications stronger.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 5
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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