M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2000-06-19 |
| Target | Farallon Communications |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Proxim |
| Sellers(s) | The Gores Group |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Employees | 180 |
| Revenue | 49M USD (2008) |
Proxim Corporation designs and sells wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company is providing its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2000 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 2 of 67 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 11 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 30 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 53 |
| Year: 2000 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-01 |
Revere
Birmingham, Alabama, United States Revere, Inc. is a provider of Enterprise Asset Management / Computerized Maintenance Management Systems. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-01 |
SSA Global Technologies
Chicago, Illinois, United States SSA Global Technologies is the company that emerged from the August 2000 acquisition of substantially all of the assets of System Software Associates, Inc. by Gores and Cerberus Capital Management. SSA Global is a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extension solutions including corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. |
Buy | - |
