M&A Deal Summary

Ribbon Acquires Taqua

On September 26, 2016, Ribbon acquired software company Taqua for 20M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ribbon’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Ribbon’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ribbon’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ribbon’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-09-26
Target Taqua
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Ribbon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 20M USD
Advisor(s) Q Advisors (Financial)
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Legal)

Target

Taqua

Richardson, Texas, United States
Taqua LLC is a provider of software-based networking solutions have been deployed by hundreds of wireline, cable and wireless carriers to enable new services, drive new revenues and lower overall costs. Taqua is enabling the transformation to software-based service provider networks capable of delivering next generation voice, video and messaging services including VoIP, VoWi-Fi and VoLTE.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ribbon

Plano, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,107
Revenue 826M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Ribbon is a provider of SIP and 4G/VoLTE communication equipment solutions to its customers by enabling and securing mission critical traffic for VoIP, video, IM, and online collaboration. Ribbon was founded in 1997 and is based in Plano, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector (Software) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 7
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 8
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 Multi-Protocol Server - Sonus Networks

United States

Multi-Protocol Server (MPS) - Sonus Networks is a provider of IP-based communications and networking solutions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-30 GENBAND

Frisco, Texas, United States

GENBAND is a supplier of secure IP infrastructure products and solutions for mobile and fixed line service providers worldwide. GENBAND is based in Frisco, Texas.

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