M&A Deal Summary

Zebra Technologies Acquires Motorola Solutions - Enterprise Business

On April 15, 2014, Zebra Technologies acquired information technology company Motorola Solutions - Enterprise Business from Motorola Solutions for 3.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zebra Technologies’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Zebra Technologies’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zebra Technologies’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zebra Technologies’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-15
Target Motorola Solutions - Enterprise Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Zebra Technologies
Sellers(s) Motorola Solutions
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3.5B USD

Target

Motorola Solutions - Enterprise Business

Illinois, United States
Motorola’s Enterprise business is a provider of mobile computing and advanced data capture communications technologies and services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zebra Technologies

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees9,750
Revenue 4.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Zebra's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Entrance to Zebra's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Zebra Technologies is a manufacturer of thermal bar code label and receipt printers, RFID smart label printer/encoders, card and kiosk printers. Zebra Technologies was founded in 1969 and is based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 20
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 16
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-19 Hart Systems

Hauppauge, New York, United States

Hart Systems LLC, provides inventory management services to a variety of retail, distribution, and federal government customers that require periodic or annual inventory counts.

Buy $94M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-14 Zebra Technologies - Wireless LAN Business

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Zebra Technologies Corp. - Wireless LAN Business is a manufacture of communication equipment.

Sell $55M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Motorola Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1928
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees21,000
Revenue 10.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Motorola Solutions' corporate campus in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Entrance to Motorola Solutions' corporate campus in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Motorola Solutions designs, manufactures, and sells communications infrastructure, devices, system software and applications, and provides services associated with their use. Motorola Solutions was founded in 1928 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-02 Twisted Pair Solutions

Seattle, Washington, United States

Twisted Pair is a software communications company whose WAVE® software transforms smartphones, tablets and PCs into powerful, secure communication solutions that provide integrated voice, text messaging, location and presence in one application that serves global public and private sector customers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-12 Emergency CallWorks

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Emergency CallWorks provides the PSAP and Dispatch community with the industry’s first vertically and horizontally integrated solution for receiving Next Generation 9-1-1 calls, dispatching first responders and other resources, and transmitting critical information to the mobile workforce while providing a vast array of benefits from VoIP technology and standards-based high-availability computing techniques. Emergency CallWorks products improve control and administration of the E-911, Emergency Management and Dispatch workflow process while enhancing the speed and accuracy of emergency response.

Buy -