M&A Deal Summary

Polycom Acquires ViaVideo Communications

On January 1, 1998, Polycom acquired diversified company ViaVideo Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polycom’s 1st transaction in the Diversified sector.
  • This is Polycom’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Polycom’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-01-01
Target ViaVideo Communications
Sector Diversified
Buyer(s) Polycom
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ViaVideo Communications

Austin, Texas, United States
ViaVideo Communications, Inc. is a provider of teleconferencing services.

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Buyer

Polycom

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Information Technology
Employees3,451
Revenue 1.1B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Polycom office in Santa Clara, California.
Polycom office in Santa Clara, California.

Polycom, Inc. is a provider in open standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions for voice and video collaboration. Polycom solutions are powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, comprehensive software infrastructure and rich APIs that interoperate with the broadest set of communication, business, mobile and cloud applications and devices to deliver secure face-to-face video collaboration in any environment. Polycom was formed in 1990 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 16
Sector (Diversified) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 15
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 14
Year (1998) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-11-23 Atlas Communication Engines

Santa Barbara,, California, United States

Atlas Communication Engines, Inc.,is a OEM supplier of integrated access devices (IADs) and digital subscriber line (DSL) routers.

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