Tech Company M&A Transactions

Gainspeed Acquisition

Gainspeed, based in Sunnyvale, was acquired by Nokia. The companies did not announce the acquisition terms for the deal.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
6/10/2016
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
Gainspeed's Virtual CCAP solution would strategically diversify Nokia's product portfolio for cable access customers and expand Nokia's footprint in this growing market. Upon the closing of the planned transaction, Gainspeed would become part of Nokia's Fixed Networks business group. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Networking
Mailing Address
295 Santa Ana Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
Email Address
Overview
Gainspeed enables cable operators to meet skyrocketing capacity requirements, respond to changing market demands, and rapidly deploy new services all while cost-effectively migrating their networks to a software-driven, all-IP architecture.
Profile
Gainspeed LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Gainspeed Company Twitter Account
Company News
Gainspeed News
Facebook
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YouTube
Gainspeed on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Krish Padmanabhan
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Chief Financial Officer
Steve Bragonier
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Chief Technical Officer
Shlomo Rakib
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VP - Engineering
Phil Winterbottom
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VP - Operations
Ram Prasad
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VP - Sales
Jim Marino
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