Tech Company M&A Transactions

Wichorus Acquisition

Operating out of Santa Clara, Wichorus was acquired by Tellabs. No transaction price was disclosed.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
10/22/2009
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
Under the terms of the transaction, which was approved by both companies' boards of directors, Tellabs will pay approximately $165 million in net cash for WiChorus.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
4555 Great America Parkway 150
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Email Address
Overview
WiChorus provides a new class of intelligent wireless core platform that enables service providers to deploy large scale, profitable WiMAX and LTE networks.
Profile
Wichorus LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Wichorus Company Twitter Account
Company News
Wichorus News
Facebook
Wichorus on Facebook
YouTube
Wichorus on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
President
Rehan Jalil
  Rehan Jalil LinkedIn Profile  Rehan Jalil Twitter Account  Rehan Jalil News  Rehan Jalil on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Sheldon Gilbert
  Sheldon Gilbert LinkedIn Profile  Sheldon Gilbert Twitter Account  Sheldon Gilbert News  Sheldon Gilbert on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Kamal Avlani
  Kamal Avlani LinkedIn Profile  Kamal Avlani Twitter Account  Kamal Avlani News  Kamal Avlani on Facebook
VP - Operations
Lee Khan
  Lee Khan LinkedIn Profile  Lee Khan Twitter Account  Lee Khan News  Lee Khan on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Eric Andrews
  Eric Andrews LinkedIn Profile  Eric Andrews Twitter Account  Eric Andrews News  Eric Andrews on Facebook


 

 

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