Question 1

What does Lucent do?

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Lucent Technologies, Inc., was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company.

Question 2

In what sectors does Lucent operate?

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Lucent operates in Enterprise Software, Service Industry, Telecommunications.

Question 3

How many companies has Lucent acquired?

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Lucent has made 10 acquisitions between 1997-2006, with a total disclosed deal value of $30.66B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Lucent make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Lucent has made about 1 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Lucent?

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Companies acquired by Lucent include Mobilitec, Riverstone Networks, Telica, Chromatis Networks, Cantata Technology, Nexabit Networks, Kenan Systems, Ascend Communications, and 2 more.

Question 6

What are Lucent's major acquisitions?

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Lucent's largest acquisitions include Ascend Communications ($20.3B, 1999), Chromatis Networks ($4.5B, 2002), Octel Communications ($1.8B, 1997), Cantata Technology ($1.7B, 2002).

Question 7

What is Lucent's largest acquisition?

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Lucent's largest disclosed acquisition is Ascend Communications for $20.3B (1999).

Question 8

What was Lucent's first acquisition?

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Lucent's first recorded acquisition was Octel Communications in 1997 for $1.8B.

Question 9

What was Lucent's most recent acquisition?

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Lucent's most recent acquisition is Mobilitec, announced September 2006.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Lucent acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Lucent acquisitions is $3.83B.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Lucent acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Lucent acquisitions is $1.35B. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Lucent spent on acquisitions?

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Lucent has spent at least $30.66B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 10 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Lucent spent the most on?

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Lucent has committed the most disclosed capital to Telecommunications companies — about $23.29B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Lucent usually acquire in?

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Lucent most frequently acquires companies in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software.

Question 15

In which sector has Lucent made the most acquisitions?

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Lucent has made the most acquisitions in the Information Technology sector.

Question 16

In which year did Lucent make the most acquisitions?

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Lucent made the most acquisitions in 1999, with 3 deals.

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Terms	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq City	Acquiree Hq Country	Acquiree Description		Acquiree Number Of Employees	Acquirer Industries	Acquirer Hq Country	Acquirer Number Of Employees	Acquirer Ipo Status		Acquiree Website
Mobilitec	—	2006-09-12	Lucent	Acquisition	—	Delivery Management Information Systems Software	San Mateo	United States	Mobilitec is a software company providing integrated content…	2000-01-01	11-50	Enterprise Software Service Industry Telecommunications	United States	10001+	Private	10	www.mobilitec.pt
Riverstone Networks	$170M	2006-02-09	Lucent	Acquisition	Cash	Internet	Santa Clara	United States	Riverstone Networks provides network switching hardware base…	1997-01-01	—	Enterprise Software Service Industry Telecommunications	United States	10001+	Private	10	www.riverstonenet.com
Telica	$295M	2004-05-24	Lucent	Acquisition	Stock	Information Technology Internet ISP Network Hardware Telecommunications	Marlborough	United States	Telica is a telecommunications solution company that provide…	—	—	Enterprise Software Service Industry Telecommunications	United States	10001+	Private	10	www.telica.com/
Cantata Technology	$1.7B	2002-01-02	Lucent	Acquisition	Stock	Information Services Information Technology Software Telecommunications Wireless	Needham	United States	Cantata Technology provides enabling communications hardware…	1988-01-01	101-250	Enterprise Software Service Industry Telecommunications	United States	10001+	Private	10	www.cantata.com/
Chromatis Networks	$4.5B	2002-01-02	Lucent	Acquisition	Cash & Stock	Data Integration Network Hardware Transportation	Herndon	United States	Chromatis Networks designs metropolitan area switching syste…	1998-01-01	—	Enterprise Software Service Industry Telecommunications	United States	10001+	Private	10	www.chromatis.com

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