Motorola Solutions to acquire Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion upfront
Motorola Solutions agreed on May 27, 2025 to acquire all equity of Silvus Technologies, a maker of mobile ad-hoc network technology, for $4.4 billion in upfront consideration, plus up to $600 million in earnouts tied to 2027 and 2028 performance. The deal is funded partly by $2.5 billion in committed term loans and cash, and the company expects it to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS within 12 months, while closing depends on regulatory approvals and is expected in Q3 or Q4 2025.
Key points
- Upfront consideration of $4.4 billion: about $4.38 billion in cash and about $20 million in restricted common stock
- Earnouts of up to $150 million for the period July 5, 2026 to July 3, 2027, and up to $450 million for July 4, 2027 to July 1, 2028, payable in stock
- $2.5 billion in senior unsecured delayed draw term loan commitments from Bank of America, Mizuho Bank and Deutsche Bank
- Outside Date of November 28, 2025, extendable to February 27, 2026 and May 22, 2026 if required regulatory approvals are pending
The filing
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