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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-002737"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APH"
cik: "0000820313"
company_name: "AMPHENOL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:59:44.511681+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amphenol completes $10.5B acquisition of CommScope's CCS business; sees $4.1B sales, $0.15 EPS accretion

## Summary
- Acquired CommScope's Connectivity and Cable Solutions business for ~$10.5B in cash; closed Jan 9, 2026.
- CCS expected to generate ~$4.1B sales in 2026; approximately $0.15 accretive to 2026 diluted EPS (ex-acquisition costs).
- Adds ~20,000 CCS employees; strengthens fiber optic and industrial interconnect capabilities for IT datacom, comms networks, and building infrastructure.
- CCS will be reported in Amphenol's Communications Solutions Segment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-002737
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APH
- cik: 0000820313
- company_name: AMPHENOL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820313/000110465926002737/0001104659-26-002737-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820313/000110465926002737/tm262701d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f34d782600f254375c95c4b994921d8af6fd035a
  claim: AMPHENOL CORP /DE/ completed an acquisition involving CommScope Holding Company, Inc. for approximately $10.5 billion in cash (closed 2026-01-09).
  evidence_excerpt: On January 9, 2026, Amphenol Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its acquisition of the Connectivity and Cable Solutions business of CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CommScope”), for approximately $10.5 billion in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments (the “Acquisition”), pursuant to the previously disclosed Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2025, by and between the Company and CommScope.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820313/000110465926002737/0001104659-26-002737-index.htm

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