Astellia’s unique blend of products and services provides automated optimization, actionable geolocated insights, and big-data analytics to Network Operations, Service Operations Center, Customer Care and Marketing teams. Its vendor-independent, real-time monitoring and troubleshooting solution optimizes networks end-to-end, from radio to core. This transaction illustrates Drake Star Partners’ ability to answer swiftly to its customers’ needs and manage international processes for French listed companies within complex regulatory frameworks”.ĭrake Star Partners team: Christophe MorvanĪstellia is a leading provider of network and subscriber intelligence enabling mobile operators to drive service quality, maximize operational efficiency, reduce churn and develop revenues. The transaction maximizes industrial value creation and opens a new development phase for the company with improved commercial and technology capabilities worldwide”.Ĭhristophe Morvan, Managing Partner at Drake Star Partners added: “ Drake Star Partners is proud to have worked with Astellia on this transaction that confirms the strength of the company’s solutions portfolio and ensures a promising continuation of the business.

It enables both companies to strengthen their ability to meet customers’ needs and widen their market coverage.Ībdelkrim Benamar, Managing Director of Astellia, stated “ Drake Star Partners’ extensive telecom expertise and deep understanding of our services, allowed Astellia’s shareholders to face the process with confidence. The transaction will allow Astellia and EXFO to combine their solutions and services to become the leader in network monitoring and analysis by pursuing growth opportunities such as network virtualization, 5G, and the Internet of Things. The successful two-stage public cash tender offer allowed EXFO to launch a mandatory squeeze-out procedure to acquire all outstanding shares of Astellia at a consideration equal to the offer price of €10 per share. End 2017, EXFO launched a takeover bid which closed in January 2018. Its vendor-independent, real-time monitoring and troubleshooting solution optimizes networks end-to-end, from radio to core.ĮXFO and Astellia’s announced on August 31 st, 2017 the acquisition by EXFO of 33.1% of Astellia’s equity from the company’s founders and Isatis Capital. Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Astellia in this transaction.įounded in 2000, Astellia is a leading provider of network and subscriber intelligence enabling mobile operators to drive service quality, maximize operational efficiency, reduce churn and develop revenues. PARIS | March 26, 2018 – Following a public cash tender offer, Exfo (NASDAQ: EXFO) acquired the entire share capital of Astellia (EURONEXT: ALAST).

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