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  • April 12th, 2013

    Arris Gets DoJ OK For Its $2.35B Acquisition Of Motorola Home Broadband Business From Google, Deal Closing Around April 17

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    Another key chapter in Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola is getting concluded. Today Arris announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for its acquisition of Motorola Home broadband unit from Google — a deal valued at $2.35 billion when it was announced in December 2012 — $2.05 billion in cash and approximately $300 million in newly issues Arris… → Read More

    December 19th, 2012

    Google Sweetened Motorola Deal With Arris By Promising To Cap Liability In TiVo’s Billion Dollar+ Patent Claim

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    During the analyst conference call discussing Arris’ just-announced acquisition of Motorola Home, one of the big topics (to Arris CEO Bob Stanzione’s apparent exasperation) was TiVo’s lawsuit against Motorola Mobility and its owner Google.

    In October, TiVo claimed that Motorola is responsible for “massive production of infringing DVRs” that “dwarfs the numbers of accused products at issue in→ Read More

    October 11th, 2011

    ARRIS Buys Digital Video Networking Company BigBand For $2.24 Per Share In Cash

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    Global communications technology giant ARRIS has agreed to acquire struggling video networking company BigBand Networks for $2.24 per share, in cash, the company announced this morning.

    The purchase price equates to a diluted equity value of approximately $172 million, or $53 million net of estimated BigBand cash on hand. → Read More