DZS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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DZS M&A Summary

DZS has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

DZS’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired Premisys Communications for $248M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold NetComm Wireless Pty to Lantronix for $7M. DZS has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (58%) and communications (29%).

DZS Business Overview

Where is DZS headquartered?

DZS is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

What is DZS’s revenue?

DZS disclosed revenue of 245M USD for 2023 and 356M USD for 2022.

How many employees does DZS have?

DZS has 660 employees.

What sector is DZS in?

DZS is a technology hardware company.

When was DZS founded?

DZS was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 3

DZS

DZS, Inc.

5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400,
Plano, Texas 75024
United States,
(469) 327-1531
www.dzsi.com

DZS designs and manufactures network equipment for telephone companies and cable operators worldwide to deliver a rich array of voice, data, video, and entertainment services. DZS was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Plano, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 5 - 1 - 1 - 7
vol $430M $430M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - 1 - 2
vol $7M $7M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd. 2024-11-07 7M USD Divestiture
Sydney, Australia
NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd. 2024-05-06 - Divestiture
Sydney, Australia
ASSIA - Specific Core Assets 2022-05-02 - Divestiture
Redwood City, California
Keymile International GmbH 2018-10-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Brunn am Gebirge, Austria · www.keymile.com
Dasan Network Solutions, Inc. 2016-04-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Suwanee, Georgia · www.dasannetworks.com
Sorrento Networks International, Inc. 2008-06-23 - Divestiture
Pleasanton, Colorado · www.sorrentonet.com
Paradyne Networks, Inc. 2005-07-08 121M USD Add-on Acquisition
Largo, Florida
Sorrento Networks International, Inc. 2004-04-22 61M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pleasanton, Colorado · www.sorrentonet.com
Premisys Communications, Inc. 1999-10-22 248M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 4 (57%) 309M (72%) 1 (50%) -
Communications 2 (29%) 121M (28%) 1 (50%) 7M (100%)
Software 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $430M 2 $7M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 430M 1 -
  California 2 248M - -
  Colorado 1 61M 1 -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Florida 1 121M - -
Australia 1 - 1 7M
Austria 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (71%) 430M (100%) 1 (50%) -
Cross-border 2 (29%) - 1 (50%) 7M (100%)
Total 7 $430M 2 $7M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Cowen
1
Needham & Company
1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $369M
< $100M 1 $61M
TOTAL $430M
Largest Premisys Communications, Inc.
$248M (1999-10-22)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $7M
TOTAL $7M
Largest NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd.
$7M (2024-11-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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