Polycom Announces Completion of Acquisition by Siris Capital Affiliates
Polycom announces completion of its acquisition by affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC for equity
value of approximately $2.0 billion in cash. The acquisition has indulged strategic leadership shuffles with Ms. McDowell chairing as the new CEO and board member succeeding Peter Leav.
Prior to joining Polycom, Ms. McDowell was an Executive Partner at Siris Capital and was formerly the EVP, Mobile Phones at Nokia, where she held global P&L responsibility for the feature phone business and associated software and digital services.
Citing on its new role, Ms. McDowell, said, “This is a momentous day for Polycom. I’m honoured and excited to be a part of the Polycom team and to work to accelerate our ability to provide customers with easy-to-use, innovative experiences that help them achieve new levels of teamwork, efficiency and productivity. As an independent private company, we will build on Polycom’s market leading position and make strategic, innovative moves to proactively address changing market dynamics and customer needs.”
“We are excited to be a part of Polycom’s next chapter as we jointly work to create sustainable, long-term value for customers and partners,” said Daniel Moloney, Executive Partner, Siris Capital. “Together, with Mary and her team, we will enhance Polycom’s strategy to lead the market in audio, video and content collaboration solutions and continue to provide customers with the same high level of commitment, focus, innovation and support.”
With the closing of the transaction, the company, which will continue to operate as Polycom, Inc., will be wholly owned by affiliates of Siris Capital.
