Arkadin International SAS valued at approx. US$ 463 million

Collaboration-as-a-Service (CaaS)

On August 5, 2013, NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced that it will acquire 91.2% of the shares of the French conference and collaboration specialist Arkadin International SAS from current investors AXA Private Equity (now: Ardian Investment) and other investors.

The valuation is estimated at approximately US$ 463 million.

After the sale of 91.2% to NTT Communications, ownership will be as follows:

• 91.2% NTT Communications
• 8.8% management

Arkadin International SAS [enjoy sharing] – Collaboration-as-a-Service (CaaS)

Arkadin International SAS is one of the world’s largest providers of audio, web, video conferencing and unified communications services.

The company was founded in 2001 by Olivier de Puymorin, and today serves about 37,000 customers in 32 countries.

NTT Communications Corporation (エヌ・ティ・ティ・コミュニケーションズ株式会社)

NTT Communications Corporation (エヌ・ティ・ティ・コミュニケーションズ株式会社) is a fully owned subsidiary of NTT Corporation, Japan’s incumbent telecommunications group.

NTT Communications offers a wide range of data services, data centers, global communications services both in Japan and globally. Main data are:

• 8000 employees
• revenues: 981 billion yen (US$ 8 billion)

For a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s telecom industry sector see our Report on Japan’s telecommunications industry.

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