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M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires CommScope

On January 13, 2011, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired technology hardware company CommScope for 3.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 11th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 24th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 212th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 9th transaction in North Carolina.
Investment Fate
  • CommScope went public in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-01-13
Target CommScope
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 3.4B USD
Advisor(s) Allen & Company (Financial)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

CommScope

Claremont, North Carolina, United States
CommScope is a designer, builder and manager of wired and wireless network communication equipment. CommScope was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Claremont, North Carolina.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 389 of 750
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 11 of 14
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 19 of 37
State: North Carolina M&A 9 of 15
Country: United States M&A 212 of 350
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 34
Size (of disclosed) 24 of 137
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-03 Primatics Financial

McLean, Virginia, United States

Primatics Financial LLC is a software company. It provides integrated solutions for complex business problems in the financial services industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-25 Nielsen

New York, New York, United States

Nielsen is a global information and measurement company that provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behaviour. Nielsen delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise about what consumers buy and what consumers watch (consumer interaction with television, online and mobile) on a global and local basis. Nielsen was founded in 1923 and is based in New York City.

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