Transaction highlights:
- To acquire CommScope’s Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses for $2.1 billion in cash
- Adds advanced antenna and associated interconnect products, technologies and capabilities
- Complements Amphenol’s existing product portfolio for next-generation wireless networks
- Expected to be accretive to Amphenol’s Diluted EPS in first full year after closing
WALLINGFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire CommScope’s (NASDAQ: COMM) mobile networks businesses for $2.1 billion in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The deal includes the purchase of CommScope’s Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) segment as well as the Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business which resides in CommScope’s Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions (NICS) segment. These combined businesses are currently expected to have full-year 2024 sales and EBITDA margins of approximately $1.2 billion and 25%, respectively. Assuming a continuation of current economic conditions, the acquisition is expected to be accretive to Amphenol’s Diluted Earnings Per Share in the first full year after closing, excluding acquisition-related costs.
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