Avaya Inc. said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake for $8.2 billion， the latest in a string of deals in the telecommunications-equipment industry.

　　The transaction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2007， subject to approval by shareholders and regulators. Terms also allow Avaya to solicit proposals from third parties during the next 50 days.

　　電信設(shè)備市場再傳購并消息，美國電信設(shè)備廠商Avaya周一稱，同意以82億美元被私人直接投資公司TPG Capital和Silver Lake收購。

　　若獲得股東和監(jiān)管者批準(zhǔn)，本次交易有望于2007年秋季完成。交易條款亦允許Avaya在未來50天內(nèi)尋洽第三方的要約。