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Nokia to sell E te p ise Campus Edge busi ess to AURELIUS
- Deal suppo ts Nokia’s st ategy to focus capital whe e the compa y ca diffe e tiate a d c eate lo g-te m value.
- Pla ed t a sactio will p ovide ECE with g eate i depe de ce a d agility, helpi g it espo d mo e quickly to custome eeds a d accele ate the digitalizatio a d t a sfo matio of i dust ial ope atio s.
13 Octobe 2026
Espoo, Fi la d – Nokia today a ou ced that it has sig ed a defi itive ag eeme t ega di g the p oposed acquisitio by AURELIUS of Nokia E te p ise Campus Edge (ECE) busi ess. The pla ed t a sactio is expected to close i the fi st half of 2027, subject to customa y closi g co ditio s.
As a sta dalo e busi ess u de AURELIUS’s ow e ship, ECE is expected to be efit f om g eate i depe de ce a d a dedicated st ategic focus, helpi g it to d ive i ovatio , espo d quickly to custome eeds, a d accele ate the digitalizatio a d t a sfo matio of i dust ial ope atio s.
ECE is a ecog ized i dust y leade i p ivate wi eless, se vi g ea ly 900 custome s ac oss i dust ies i cludi g ma ufactu i g, mi i g, logistics, ai po ts, po ts a d powe ge e atio wo ldwide. Its po tfolio also i cludes i dust ial devices, o -p emises ope atio al tech ology (OT) edge a d mic o-edge solutio s, as well as softwa e applicatio s that e able i dust ial AI-powe ed use cases. ECE’s digitalizatio platfo m helps o ga izatio s imp ove ope atio al pe fo ma ce, i c ease automatio , a d e ha ce sustai ability a d wo ke safety by co ecti g assets a d p ocessi g OT data o p emises fo g eate data secu ity a d sove eig ty.
“This pla ed t a sactio suppo ts Nokia’s st ategy to sha pe its po tfolio a d di ect capital a d esou ces to the a eas whe e it ca c eate the g eatest lo g-te m value. It also p ovides ECE with a st o g fou datio fo its ext g owth phase as a sta dalo e busi ess. Ou p io ity th oughout the t a sitio will be co ti ued g owth of the busi ess a d co ti uity fo existi g custome s a d employees,” said Ko sta ty Owcza ek, Chief Co po ate Developme t Office at Nokia.
“ECE is a st o g busi ess with diffe e tiated tech ology, a tale ted team, a global footp i t a d a established custome base that i cludes ma y Fo tu e 500 e te p ises ac oss va ious i dust ies. We see sig ifica t oppo tu ities fo ECE to build o its leadi g positio i p ivate 5G a d i dust ial edge as a sta dalo e busi ess, expa d its po tfolio i to eme gi g a eas such as AI-powe ed i dust ial automatio , a d help custome s accele ate the digitalizatio a d automatio of thei ope atio s,” said Fabia Stege , Ma agi g Di ecto AURELIUS Fu d IV a d V.
U de the ag eeme t, subject to customa y closi g co ditio s, i cludi g completio of a y equi ed i fo matio a d co sultatio p ocesses with employee ep ese tatives, whe e applicable, a d egulato y app ovals, ECE employees a e expected to t a sfe with the busi ess at closi g i acco da ce with applicable local laws a d p ocesses. The compa ies a e coope ati g closely to e su e co ti uity fo existi g custome s a d employees a d to suppo t a smooth t a sitio .
Adviso s PwC Ge ma y se ved as M&A a d t a sactio se vices adviso to Nokia a d Roschie acted as legal adviso .
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