Microsoft Acquires Metaswitch Networks
May 14, 2020
Microsoft signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metaswitch Networks, a provider of cloud-native communications and virtualized network software, expanding Azure's capabilities for telecom operators and 5G deployments. The deal, which follows Microsoft's acquisition of Affirmed Networks, was completed from seller Francisco Partners (which had owned Metaswitch alongside other shareholders) and will be used to integrate Metaswitch's talent and technology into Azure to serve operators globally.
- Buyers
- Microsoft
- Targets
- Metaswitch Networks
- Sellers
- Francisco Partners, Sequoia Capital, Metaswitch founding team and employees
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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