M&A Deal Summary

NetScout Systems Acquires OnPATH Technologies

On November 1, 2012, NetScout Systems acquired communications company OnPATH Technologies from L Capital Partners for 40M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NetScout Systems’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is NetScout Systems’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is NetScout Systems’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is NetScout Systems’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-01
Target OnPATH Technologies
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) NetScout Systems
Sellers(s) L Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 40M USD

Target

OnPATH Technologies

Marlton, New Jersey, United States
Provider of automated connectivity solutions, with a family of enterprise-class physical layer network connectivity switches purchased from Brocade.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

NetScout Systems

Westford, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Information Technology
Employees2,273
Revenue 829M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

NetScout Systems is a provider of business-oriented network management solutions. NetScout enables large enterprises to depend on their network to deliver business-critical applications in areas such as e-commerce, enterprise resource planning and supply chain management. NetScout Systems was founded in 1984 and is based in Westford, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-21 Simena

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Simena is an established provider of high performance, low-latency IP packet flow-based network monitoring switching technology that enables IT organizations and service providers to aggregate, filter and control network traffic for data, voice, and video monitoring and CyberSecurity deployments.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-14 Danaher Corp - Communications Business

United States

Buy $2.3B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

L Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 165M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

L Capital Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in companies operating within the healthcare, technology, and energy/environmental sectors, looking to bring 'groundbreaking products to market'. Within healthcare, L Capital looks to invest in biopharmaceutical and medical device businesses. Within technology, the Firm's emphasis is on security/defense and IT businesses. And within the energy/environmental sector, the L Capital's focus is investing in opportunities that 'improve the quality of life'. L Capital was formed in 2004 and has offices in New York City and Tel Aviv, Israel.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-03 Eleme Medical

Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Elemé Medical, Inc. is a venture backed aesthetics company dedicated to providing market-leading technology in all areas of body shaping.

Sell $5M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-06 iScience Interventional

Menlo Park, California, United States

Medical device company and developer of revolutionary microcatheter and breakthrough procedures for eye diseases, including glaucoma.

Sell -
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