Optical Mergers


Click for Summary	Buyer	Target	Valuation	Date
	Kestrel Solutions	TeON Optical Networks	not disclosed	Jun 01
	Redback Networks	Merlin Systems	$57 million	May 01
	Zolo Technologies	Hyperfine	not disclosed	Mar 01
	Nortel Networks	A subsidiary of JDS Uniphase	US$2.5 billion	Feb 01
	Agilent	Gefran Silicon Microsystem	US$55	Jan 01
	Chorum Technologies	Polytronix	not disclosed	Jan 01
	Extreme Networks	Optranet	$55.2 million	Jan 01
	Ciena	Cyras	$2.6 billion	Dec 00
	Finisar	Demeter Technologies	$146 million	Nov 00
	Finisar	Transwave Fiber	$80 million	Nov 00
	Kymata	Total Micro Products	not disclosed	Oct 00
	Corning	Pirelli�s optical component and devices business	$3.6 billion in cash	Sept 00
	Broadcom	NewPort Communications	$1.24 billion	Aug 00
	Corning	Willow Systems	not disclosed	Aug 00
	Cypress Semiconductor	Silicon Light Machines	$169 million in stock	July 00
	JDS Uniphase	SDL Inc.	$41 billion	July 00
	Alcatel	Innovative Fibers	$175 million	July 00
	Lucent	Herrmann Technology	$438 million	June 00
	Sycamore Networks	Sirocco Systems	$2.9 billion	June 00
	ADVA Optical	First Fibre	US$83 million	June 00
	Lucent	Chromatis Networks	$4.5 billion	May 00
	Nortel Networks	Photonic Technologies	US$35.5 million in cash	May 00
	Avanex	Holographix	$75 million	May 00
	Cisco Systems	Qeyton Systems	$800 million	May 00
	Kymata	BBV Design	not disclosed	May 00
	SDL	Photonic Integration Research	$1.8 billion	May 00
	Corvis	Algety Telecom	not disclosed	May 00
	ADC	Altitun	$872 million	May 00
	ADC	IBSEN	$80 million	May 00
	MRV	JOLT	US$234 million	Apr 00
	MRV	Optronics International		Apr 00
	MRV	Quantum Optech		Apr 00
	Agilent	American Holographic	not disclosed	Apr 00
	Corning	NZ Applied Technologies	$150 million	Apr 00
	Cisco Systems	PentaCom	$118 million	Apr 00
	JDS Uniphase	Cronos Integrated Microsystems	$750 Million	Apr 00
	Nortel Networks	CoreTek	$1.43 billion	Mar 00
	Intel	Giga A/S	$1.25 billion	Mar 00
	Nortel Networks	Xros	$3.25 billion	Mar 00
	Lucent Technologies	Ignitus Communications	not disclosed	Mar 00
	SDL	Veritech Microwave	$590 million	Feb 00
	ADVA Optical	Storage Area Networks	US$83 million	Feb 00
	ADVA Optical	Broadband GmbH	US$22.9 million	Feb 00
	Agilent	CSELT's Optical R&D	not disclosed	Feb 00
	Corning	NetOptix	$2 billion	Feb 00
	Lucent Technologies	Ortel	$2.95 billion	Feb 00
	JDS Uniphase	E-TEK Dynamics	$15 billion	Jan 00
	Conexant Systems	Microcosm Communications	$180 million	Jan 00
	Cisco Systems	Pirelli Optical Systems	$2.15 billion	Dec 99
	Nortel Networks	Qtera	US$3.25 billion	Dec 99
	Corning	Siemens AG's worldwide optical cable	$1.4 billion	Dec 99
	Redback Networks	Siara Systems	$4.7 billion	Nov 99
	JDS Uniphase	SIFAM Limited	US$97	Nov 99
	JDS Uniphase	Optical Coating Laboratories	$2.8 billion	Nov 99
	Marconi Communications	Nokia�s SDH/DWDM	US$76 million	Nov 99
	JDS Uniphase	Ramar Corp	not disclosed	Oct 99
	Cisco Systems	Cerent Corp.	$7.4 billion	Aug 99
	Cisco Systems	Monterey Networks	$500 million	Aug 99
	Cypress Semiconductor	Arcus Technology	$20 million	Jun 99
	E-TEK Dynamics	ElectroPhotonics Corporation	$40 million	May 99
	Optical Networks	Object-Mart Inc	not disclosed	May 99
	ADC Telecommunications	Spectracom	$105 million	May 99
	SDL Inc	IOC International plc	$46 million	Mar 99
	Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC)	Cimaron Communications	$115 million	Mar 99
	GEC	RELTEC Corporation	$2.1 billion	Mar 99
	Lucent Technologies	Sybarus Technologies	not disclosed	Feb 99
	Nortel Networks	Cambrian Systems	$300 million in cash	Dec 98