M&A Deal Summary

Synchronoss Acquires NewBay Software

On December 27, 2012, Synchronoss acquired software company NewBay Software from BlackBerry for 56M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synchronoss’ 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Synchronoss’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Synchronoss’ 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-27
Target NewBay Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Synchronoss
Sellers(s) BlackBerry
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 56M USD

Target

NewBay Software

Dublin, Ireland
NewBay Software Ltd. is a provider in cloud services, enabling mobile operators and service providers to deliver content experiences across connected devices such as smartphones, tablets, PC’s and TV’s. NewBay’s cloud services are delivered to millions of user and stores billions of media files for live operator services around the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Synchronoss

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Software
Employees1,321
Revenue 164M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Synchronoss is a provider of cloud solutions and software based activation serving communication service providers. Synchronoss was founded in 2000 and is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector (Software) 4 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-07 SpeechCycle

New York, New York, United States

SpeechCycle is provider of a new generation speech self-service solutions, building on technology innovation to automate the kind of complex customer care issues that, until now, were considered out of the reach of speech. This allows call centers to achieve maximum levels of customer service at significantly reduced cost, while generating the valuable business intelligence that drives long-term customer retention.

Buy $27M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-14 Voxmobili SA

Paris, France

Voxmobili provides address book personal cloud solutions to many of the world’s leading mobile operators.

Buy $26M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BlackBerry

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees2,647
Revenue 853M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

BlackBerry a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry in 1999. Since then, BlackBerry products and services have continued to change the way millions of people around the world stay connected. BlackBerry was founded in 1984 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-08 Paratek Microwave

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Paratek Microwave, Inc. is a privately held company that offers tunable solutions for wireless communications networks. Paratek has invented a revolutionary new class of ETRF(TM) (Electronically Tunable Radio Frequency) components, including tunable filters, phase shifters, oscillators and delay lines.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-29 Secusmart

Düsseldorf, Germany

Secusmart GmbH is a provider of high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organizations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers in Germany and internationally.

Buy -
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