Divestiture • Test/Measurement Equipment

VIAVI Acquires Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business

On May 3, 2010, VIAVI acquired test/measurement equipment company Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business from Agilent for 165M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is VIAVI’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is VIAVI’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is VIAVI’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is VIAVI’s 11th transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 3, 2010
Target Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) VIAVI
Sellers(s) Agilent
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 165M USD

Target Company

Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business

Santa Clara, California, United States
Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business is a provider in wireless test instruments and systems.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

VIAVI

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,600
Revenue 1.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

VIAVI specializes in the design and manufacture of products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, and optical solutions. Viavi was founded in 1923 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 26 of 36
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture 6 of 8
State: California 11 of 11
Country: United States 20 of 23
Year: 2010 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-16 Finisar - Network Tools Business

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Finisar's Network Tools Business is a storage network system and component manufacturers, system integrators as well as enterprises operating major data centers.

Buy $41M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-07 QuantaSol

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

QuantaSol Ltd. is a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) provider. QuantaSol desigs and manufactures tuneable ultra high efficiency concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells, is moving into pilot production following a successful period of global customer sampling.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Agilent

Santa Clara, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees17,600
Revenue 6.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Agilent produces instruments, software, services, and consumables solutions for the entire laboratory workflow. The company's life sciences and applied markets business provides application-focused solutions that include instruments and software that enable customers to identify, quantify, and analyze the physical and biological properties of substances and products, as well as enable customers in the clinical and life sciences research areas to interrogate samples at the molecular level. Agilent was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 5 of 6
State: California 4 of 5
Country: United States 4 of 5
Year: 2010 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-03 Hycor Biomedical

Garden Grove, California, United States

Hycor Biomedical, Inc. manufactures and markets high quality diagnostic products used in clinical laboratories throughout the world to test for a range of medical disorders. Hycor Biomedical was founded in 1981 and is based in Garden Grove, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-14 Varian

Santa Clara, California, United States

Varian, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of scientific instruments and vacuum technologies for life science, environmental, energy, and applied research and other applications. The company provides solutions, including instruments, vacuum products, laboratory consumable supplies, software, training and support through its global distribution and support systems. Varian, Inc. employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide and operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Buy $1.5B