Amphenol Corporation announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) business, expanding Amphenol’s footprint in fiber optic and industrial interconnect products across data communications, communications networks and building infrastructure connectivity markets.
Amphenol President and CEO R. Adam Norwitt said the transaction strengthens the company’s fiber optic interconnect capabilities for IT datacom and communications networks, while also adding a broader portfolio of industrial interconnect products aimed at building infrastructure applications. Amphenol said it is adding approximately 20,000 CCS employees as part of the acquisition.
The company expects CCS to generate approximately $4.1 billion in full-year 2026 sales. Amphenol also said the acquisition is expected to be approximately $0.15 accretive to 2026 diluted earnings per share, excluding acquisition-related expenses. Following the closing, the CCS business will be included in Amphenol’s Communications Solutions Segment.
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“The acquisition of the CCS business adds significant fiber optic interconnect capabilities for the IT datacom and communications networks markets as well as a diverse range of industrial interconnect products for the building infrastructure connectivity market. We are excited to welcome the approximately 20,000 talented CCS employees to the Amphenol family and look forward to further supporting our customers who are developing next-generation products in the IT datacom, communications networks and industrial markets around the world.”
R. Adam Norwitt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Amphenol
