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Headline: Bright light in the gloom Source: Euromoney Date: February 2001 Author: Antony Currie Best tech acquiror Company: JDS Uniphase Deal: acquisition of E-Tek; acquisition of SDL Announced: January 19th (E-Tek); July 10th (SDL) Size: $15.5 billion (E-Tek); $41 billion (SDL) Advisors: Thomas Weisel Partners (for JDS in E-Tek deal); Goldman Sachs (for E-Tek); Thomas Weisel Partners (for SDL); Banc of America Securities and CIBC World Markets (for JDS in SDL deal) The world optical fibre networks remained one of the few very bright lights in the gloom of tech company market performance in 2000, and the most active in deal terms was JDS Uniphase, which acquired two rivals in friendly transactions. |
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