MATTHEW BYATT
Managing Partner
Acuity Advisors UK, a leading provider of technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A), today announced the acquisition of Optoscribe, a provider of optical networking technology, by Intel, a global leader in the semiconductor industry. Acuity Advisors UK acted as exclusive financial advisor to Optoscribe on the transaction. This acquisition will allow Intel to further expand its portfolio of advanced connectivity solutions for the data center and communications infrastructure markets. Optoscribe is a leading provider of advanced optical networking technology, focusing on the development of innovative solutions for the convergence of data centers, communications networks, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
The acquisition of Optoscribe will enable Intel to further strengthen its position in the optical networking market, as well as expand its reach into the enterprise data center and cloud markets. The combination of Optoscribe’s optical networking technology with Intel’s portfolio of advanced connectivity solutions will provide customers with greater flexibility, scalability, and performance.
Matthew Byatt, Managing Partner at Acuity said:
“We are delighted to have been part of the Optoscribe to Intel transaction. We believe the strategic fit between the two companies is excellent, and the team that worked on the deal did an outstanding job. It has been a pleasure to work with both companies and we are proud of the added value that Acuity Advisors provided to the deal.”
“We are delighted to have been part of the Optoscribe to Intel transaction. We believe the strategic fit between the two companies is excellent, and the team that worked on the deal did an outstanding job. It has been a pleasure to work with both companies and we are proud of the added value that Acuity Advisors provided to the deal.”
MATTHEW BYATT | Managing Partner
Acuity
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Matthew is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Acuity and leads the Acuity Advisors’ Deeptech practice.
Matthew has held senior leadership and corporate finance positions with some of the UK’s most successful and influential technology and consultancy companies. Roles with ARM, McKinsey and Cadence have given Matthew an exceptional insight into the world’s most successful businesses and a number of the UK’s eminent start-ups, underpinning his success at Acuity.
Matthew has considerable experience across a broad range of technology sectors throughout the UK, US and Asia, ranging from nanotechnology, semiconductor and cleantech to digital media and internet businesses. It’s experience that has given him a robust, well-developed and international network. Having also run and successfully exited his own business, Matthew has a deep understanding of the financial and emotional aspects of this demanding process, bringing a unique and authoritative perspective to each business sale.
One of Matthew’s strengths is understanding complex technical value propositions, one of the benefits of training as an electronic engineer. He gets to the heart of what drives a company’s value and communicates this persuasively to potential buyers and investors. Matthew understands a buyer’s motivation intuitively and delivers a compelling rationale for why a business sale should be of strategic interest. His insight consistently yields higher deal values and results in great successes for his clients.