Epsilon M&A Deal Report - Loquendo
Transaction Multiples for the Valuation of Private Companies
Nuance Communications / Loquendo
No EMAT :
25809
Announced Date :
13/08/2011
Type :
Acquisition of Majority Stake
Deal Value :
Yes
Acquirer :
Nuance Communications
Target :
Loquendo
Country :
Italy
Sector of activity :
- Software > Telecom software
Business Description :
Founded in 2001, Loquendo provides speech recognition and speech synthesis technologies for telephony, mobile, automotive, embedded and desktop solutions in 32 languages with 76 voices deployed in...
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| n.s. | Multiple calculated, but not significant |
Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT
Comparable Transactions
- Number of EMAT Reports / sub-sector « Telecom software » = 164
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Multiples | See details |
| 29/07/2011 | Arbitron | Zokem Oy (newly Arbitron Mobile Ltd) | Finland | * | 24606 |
| 12/11/2010 | Misys | Sophis SCA | Ireland | *** | 24563 |
Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT
