{"id":13530,"date":"2025-07-07T07:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=13530"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:29:16","slug":"hewlett-packard-enterprise-closes-acquisition-of-juniper-networks-to-offer-industry-leading-comprehensive-cloud-native-ai-driven-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=13530","title":{"rendered":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise closes acquisition of Juniper Networks to offer industry-leading comprehensive, cloud-native, AI-driven portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hpe.com\/us\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">HPE<\/a>\u00a0 announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc., a leader in\u00a0AI-native\u00a0networks. The combination positions HPE to capture the growing AI and hybrid cloud market opportunity by creating an\u00a0industry-leading\u00a0cloud-native\u00a0and\u00a0AI-driven\u00a0IT portfolio, including a full, modern networking stack.<br><br>The transaction doubles the size of HPE\u2019s networking business and provides customers with a comprehensive portfolio of networking solutions. It also accelerates the company\u2019s portfolio mix shift to higher-margin, higher-growth areas and positions the company for long-term profitable revenue growth.<br><br>\u201cToday begins a new era for HPE \u2013 we are now at the epicenter of the transformation of IT, where AI and networking are converging,\u201d said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of HPE. \u201cIn addition to positioning HPE to offer our customers a modern network architecture alternative and an even more differentiated and complete portfolio across hybrid cloud, AI, and networking, this combination accelerates our profitable growth strategy as we deepen our customer relevance and expand our total addressable market into attractive adjacent areas. We look forward to welcoming the Juniper team to HPE.\u201d<br><br>\u201cHPE and Juniper have a unique opportunity to disrupt the networking industry at the most important and relevant time,\u201d said Rami Rahim, former CEO of Juniper Networks, who will now lead the combined HPE Networking business. \u201cTogether, we\u2019ll be able to provide customers and partners with a secure network that is\u00a0purpose-built\u00a0with AI and for AI.\u201d<br><strong><br>Compelling Strategic &amp; Financial Benefits<br>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Transformative for HPE\u2019s strategic evolution<\/strong>. The acquisition accelerates HPE\u2019s strategic vision with a full networking IP stack: from silicon, to hardware, to the operating system, to security, to software and services, with a&nbsp;cloud-native&nbsp;and&nbsp;AI-driven&nbsp;approach. This integration will accelerate customers\u2019 deployment and adoption of both hybrid cloud and AI.<\/li><li><strong>Bolsters HPE\u2019s position as a networking leader.<\/strong>&nbsp;The acquisition doubles the size of HPE\u2019s networking business, substantially increasing its scope and total addressable market. The combined company will reach large adjacent markets, including data center, firewalls, and routers, bridging the global strength of HPE in enterprise&nbsp;security-first&nbsp;networking and SASE security with Juniper\u2019s position in data center, service provider, and&nbsp;AI-native&nbsp;solutions.<\/li><li><strong>Provides customers with a leading&nbsp;AI-native&nbsp;foundation for their&nbsp;end-to-end&nbsp;networking needs.&nbsp;<\/strong>The transaction builds on the combined capabilities of HPE and Juniper to provide customers of all sizes with the modern networking architecture to manage and simplify increasingly complex connectivity needs \u2013 particularly those driven by&nbsp;data-intensive, hybrid AI workloads. Greater research and development scale will enable faster innovation across networking silicon, systems, and software.<\/li><li><strong>Gives customers access to HPE\u2019s full portfolio offering across networking, hybrid cloud, and AI.<\/strong>&nbsp;Networking customers will benefit from HPE innovation across its full portfolio offering \u2013 including hybrid cloud, storage, compute, and software \u2013 to accelerate and simplify their AI transformations.<\/li><li><strong>Capitalizes on HPE\u2019s&nbsp;go-to-market&nbsp;scale.&nbsp;<\/strong>The transaction creates revenue growth opportunities, as Juniper offerings benefit from HPE\u2019s large, global&nbsp;go-to-market&nbsp;model and team. The combined company will offer secure,&nbsp;AI-native&nbsp;solutions with the ability to collect, analyze, and act on insightful network data across a broader installed base.<\/li><li><strong>Attractive financial profile expected to deliver strong value for HPE shareholders.<\/strong>&nbsp;The acquisition of Juniper\u2019s high-margin business is expected to be accretive in the near- and long-term for the combined company. The transaction will be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in year 1, post close, with the combined networking business contributing more than 50% of total company operating income.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition was originally announced on January 9, 2024, and was approved by Juniper shareholders on April 2, 2024. With the completion of the transaction, shares of Juniper\u2019s common stock, which traded on the NYSE under the symbol \u201cJNPR,\u201d will cease trading as of today and will no longer be listed on the NYSE.&nbsp;<br><strong><br>Advisors<br><br><\/strong>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Qatalyst Partners served as HPE\u2019s financial advisors. Committed financing for the transaction was provided by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, and Covington &amp; Burling LLP served as legal counsel. FGS Global served as HPE\u2019s strategic communications advisor. Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC served as Juniper\u2019s exclusive financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom served as legal counsel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0HPE\u00a0 announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc., a leader in\u00a0AI-native\u00a0networks. 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