M&A Deal Summary

Nuance Solutions Acquires Loquendo

On September 30, 2011, Nuance Solutions acquired software company Loquendo from Telecom Italia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nuance Solutions’ 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Nuance Solutions’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nuance Solutions’ 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-30
Target Loquendo
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Nuance Solutions
Sellers(s) Telecom Italia
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Loquendo

San Francisco, California, United States
Loquendo is a Telecom Italia company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nuance Solutions

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Software
Employees7,100
Revenue 1.5B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Nuance's corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Nuance's corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Nuance Solutions is a provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Nuance technologies, applications and services enable users calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Nuance Solutions was formed in 1992 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 26
Sector: Software M&A 6 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 25
State: California M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 10 of 22
Year: 2011 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-14 Webmedx

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Webmedx is a provider of medical documentation services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-06 Swype

Seattle, Washington, United States

Swype, Inc. is a provider of keyboard solution that enables users to input words on screens on various mobile devices.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Telecom Italia

Rome, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1908
Sector Communications
Employees25,859
Revenue 14.4B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Telecom Italia is a provider of telephone and data services on fixed-line and mobile networks for final customers (retail) and other operators (wholesale) in Italy. Telecom Italia was founded in 1908 and is based in Rome, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-16 BBned N.V.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

BBned N.V. is a provider of fixed telephony and broadband telecommunication services. BBned N.V. was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

Sell kr475M