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Amphenol Completes Acquisition of OWN and DAS Businesses From CommScope
February 6, 2025 | BUSINESS WIREEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Amphenol Corporation announced it had completed the acquisition of CommScope’s Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) businesses.
“The acquisition of the OWN and DAS businesses brings to Amphenol a strong portfolio of innovative and advanced technologies for communications networks,” said Amphenol President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Adam Norwitt. “We are excited to welcome nearly 4,000 talented employees to the Amphenol family and look forward to further supporting our customers who are developing next-generation wireless networks around the world.”
Amphenol expects the OWN and DAS businesses to generate full-year 2025 sales of approximately $1.3 billion. Post-closing, the acquisition is expected to be approximately $0.06 accretive to Amphenol’s 2025 earnings per share, which excludes acquisition-related expenses. The OWN and DAS businesses will be included in the Communications Solutions Segment.
In addition, Amphenol also today announced the closing of the acquisition of Lifesync Corporation. Lifesync, which generates annual sales of approximately $100 million, is a high-technology provider of interconnect products for medical applications. Lifesync will be included in the Harsh Environment Solutions Segment.
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