# Keysight Technologies to acquire Ixia

Keysight Technologies and Ixia announced a merger agreement on January 30, 2017, under which Keysight will acquire Ixia.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-01-30
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.60B
- Status: announced
- Products: electronic test equipment, network testing solutions
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Keysight Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/16676.md) (acquirer)
- [Ixia](https://endata.com/companies/16677.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.keysight.com](https://investor.keysight.com/investor-news-and-events/financial-press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Keysight-and-Ixia-to-Combine-to-Accelerate-Growth-and-Create-a-Powerful-Innovation-Engine/default.aspx), 2017-01-30: "The proposed acquisition of Ixia is in direct alignment with our strategy to transform Keysight for growth and is 100 percent complementary to our business."
- [lightreading.com](https://www.lightreading.com/operations/keysight-to-acquire-ixia-for-1-6b), 2017-01-30: "The proposed acquisition of Ixia is in direct alignment with our strategy to transform Keysight for growth and is 100 percent complementary to our business."
- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601046/000090342317000031/keysight8k.htm), 2017-01-30: "On January 30, 2017, Keysight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Ixia, a California corporation (“Ixia”), issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger."

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