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UNICOM Systems Acquires Firetide

On May 19, 2014, UNICOM Systems acquired technology hardware company Firetide from Netgear

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UNICOM Systems’ 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is UNICOM Systems’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is UNICOM Systems’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-19
Target Firetide
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) UNICOM Systems
Sellers(s) Netgear
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Pagemill Partners (Financial)

Target

Firetide

Campbell, California, United States
Firetide, Inc. is a provider of highest performance fixed and mobile wireless IP network infrastructure products that enable concurrent video, voice and data applications for government, transportation, education and commercial customers. The company’s products are used to build private wireless mesh infrastructure and access networks for indoor and outdoor use that are highly reliable and secure. Firetide is based in Silicon Valley with operations throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. Firetide has an installed base of thousands of customers in 40 countries around the world.

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Buyer

UNICOM Systems

Mission Hills, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

UNICOM® Systems, Inc. is a global information technology company delivering world-class solutions for the enterprise computing marketplace. Our extensive client portfolio includes Fortune 500 and Global 2000 corporations, and federal, state and local government organizations who use our end-to-end solution suites in datacenters on six continents.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-07 U.S. Robotics

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

U.S. Robotics is a producer and distributor of broadband and analog modems, and wired and wireless networking solutions. U.S. Robotics was formed in 1976 and is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Netgear

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees655
Revenue 674M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Netgear's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Netgear's corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.

Netgear is a global networking company that delivers products to consumers, businesses and service providers. Netgear's business is managed in three specific business units: retail, commercial, and service provider. The retail business unit consists of home networking, home video security, storage and digital media products. The commercial business unit consists of business networking, storage and security solutions. The service provider business unit consists of made-to-order and retail-proven whole home networking hardware and software solutions as well as 4G LTE hotspots sold to service providers for sale to their subscribers. Netgear was formed in 1996 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Carlsbad, California, United States

Sierra Wireless' AirCard Business is a producer of mobile data access products and solutions.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-31 Arlo Technologies

Carlsbad, California, United States

Arlo Technologies is a manufacturer and seller of smart security cameras and accessories for residents and businesses. Arlo Technologies was founded in 2018 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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