And What About...
While it might seem strange to talk IPO about one of the most visible and long-established companies in the space, Avaya's top executives have made it no secret that they see Avaya -- which now controls all of Nortel's former enterprise assets -- as a public company again within a few years. Avaya was taken private in October 2007 by two private equity firms, TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners, but thanks to the Nortel acquisition, may see its hoped-for return to the stock market sooner than previously thought.
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