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Investments

34

Portfolio Exits

18

Partners & Customers

10

About Nortel Networks

Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical information.

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Nortel Networks Investments

34 Investments

Nortel Networks has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was in Tango Networks as part of their Series A on February 2, 2007.

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Nortel Networks Investments Activity

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Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

2/5/2007

Series A

Tango Networks

$25M

Yes

9/14/2006

Unattributed VC

NETtel Communications

$210M

Yes

8/7/2006

Series D

Trapeze Networks

$30M

No

4/20/2005

Series C

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$99M

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0

5/7/2004

Series D

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$99M

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0

Date

2/5/2007

9/14/2006

8/7/2006

4/20/2005

5/7/2004

Round

Series A

Unattributed VC

Series D

Series C

Series D

Company

Tango Networks

NETtel Communications

Trapeze Networks

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Amount

$25M

$210M

$30M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

0

0

Nortel Networks Portfolio Exits

18 Portfolio Exits

Nortel Networks has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Trapeze Networks on November 22, 2010.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

11/22/2010

Acquired

$99M

3/20/2010

Divestiture

Nortel Networks - Metro Ethernet Networks Business

$99M

1

8/18/2009

Asset Sale

$99M

8/22/2007

Acquired

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0

9/20/2005

Acquired

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$99M

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Date

11/22/2010

3/20/2010

8/18/2009

8/22/2007

9/20/2005

Exit

Acquired

Divestiture

Asset Sale

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

Nortel Networks - Metro Ethernet Networks Business

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

1

0

0

Nortel Networks Acquisitions

12 Acquisitions

Nortel Networks acquired 12 companies. Their latest acquisition was Tasman Networks on February 17, 2006.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Total Funding

Note

Sources

2/17/2006

Other Venture Capital

$99M

$99.4M

Acquired

10/13/2000

Series B

$99M

$22.7M

Acquired

10/11/2000

Other Venture Capital

$99M

$58.39M

Acq - P2P

6/16/2000

Series B

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$99M

$99M

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3/16/2000

Series C

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$99M

$99M

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Date

2/17/2006

10/13/2000

10/11/2000

6/16/2000

3/16/2000

Investment Stage

Other Venture Capital

Series B

Other Venture Capital

Series B

Series C

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

$99.4M

$22.7M

$58.39M

$99M

$99M

Note

Acquired

Acquired

Acq - P2P

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Nortel Networks Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

Nortel Networks has 10 strategic partners and customers. Nortel Networks recently partnered with Windstream on September 9, 2010.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

9/30/2010

Partner

United States

Will Windstream Support Nortel and Avaya?. By Chris Davis Enterprise Product Marketingon September 30, 2010.

Windstream had a decades-old relationship with Nortel dating to the installation of the first digital call-and-data switching equipment that transformed telecommunication services in the United States - and that strong relationship is continuing with Avaya .

1

2/3/2010

Partner

United States

2

10/29/2008

Client

United States

FairPoint Selects Nortel WiMAX for Northern New England WiMAX to Bring High-Speed Internet to Areas Currently Surfing Over Dial Up - Airspan Press Releases FairPoint Selects Nortel WiMAX for Northern New England WiMAX to Bring High-Speed Internet to Areas Currently Surfing Over Dial Up.

FairPoint Communications has selected Nortel Networks s WiMAX network solution as one of the access platforms it will use to bring high-speed Internet to communities in Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine .

1

3/1/2008

Partner

United States

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10

2/11/2008

Vendor

United States

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Date

9/30/2010

2/3/2010

10/29/2008

3/1/2008

2/11/2008

Type

Partner

Partner

Client

Partner

Vendor

Business Partner

Country

United States

United States

United States

United States

United States

News Snippet

Will Windstream Support Nortel and Avaya?. By Chris Davis Enterprise Product Marketingon September 30, 2010.

Windstream had a decades-old relationship with Nortel dating to the installation of the first digital call-and-data switching equipment that transformed telecommunication services in the United States - and that strong relationship is continuing with Avaya .

FairPoint Selects Nortel WiMAX for Northern New England WiMAX to Bring High-Speed Internet to Areas Currently Surfing Over Dial Up - Airspan Press Releases FairPoint Selects Nortel WiMAX for Northern New England WiMAX to Bring High-Speed Internet to Areas Currently Surfing Over Dial Up.

FairPoint Communications has selected Nortel Networks s WiMAX network solution as one of the access platforms it will use to bring high-speed Internet to communities in Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine .

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Nortel Networks Team

33 Team Members

Nortel Networks has 33 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

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Muzzy Lane Software, and Shiva Corporation

Founder

Former

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Muzzy Lane Software, and Shiva Corporation

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