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12/10/2012 goetzpartners advised Nokia Siemens Networks on the sale of its Optical Networks division to Marlin Equity Partners

Espoo, Finland, December 2012. Nokia Siemens Networks, the world’s specialist in mobile broadband, has signed an agreement to sell its Optical Networks division to Marlin Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm with over $1 billion of capital under management. goetzpartners acted as M&A advisor to Nokia Siemens Networks.

The divestment is another step towards the transformation of Nokia Siemens Networks into a mobile broadband specialist. “This transaction aims to provide a new home for the Optical Networks business with the focus, resources and strategic flexibility to address the opportunities in the optical market” said Rajeev Suri, CEO at NSN. 

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