---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-206475"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VISN"
cik: "0001517228"
company_name: "Vistance Networks, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:20:50.732733+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vistance Networks sells RUCKUS segment to Belden for $1.846B cash

## Summary
- Belden to acquire RUCKUS reporting segment for $1.846B in cash on cash-free, debt-free basis.
- Closing expected in second half of 2026, subject to HSR and other regulatory approvals.
- Company must complete restructuring to separate Business from retained operations before closing.
- Belden to offer continued employment to Business employees with at least 12 months of comparable cash compensation.
- Non-compete and non-solicitation covenants apply for three years post-closing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-206475
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VISN
- cik: 0001517228
- company_name: Vistance Networks, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517228/000119312526206475/0001193125-26-206475-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517228/000119312526206475/d46980d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 46fe7395625b1b1f55fedf8cbaaa86172dfa5acf
  claim: Vistance Networks, Inc. entered into Purchase Agreement with Belden Inc. valued at 1.846 billion (effective 2026-04-29).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 29, 2026, Vistance Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Belden Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Belden”), entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Belden has agreed to purchase, and the Company has agreed to sell, the Company’s RUCKUS reporting segment (the “Business”) in exchange for $1.846 billion in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis (subject to certain other customary adjustments) (the “Transaction”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517228/000119312526206475/0001193125-26-206475-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.