Micro Technology plc to Pace plc. In July 2010, Pace acquired home networking equipment maker 2Wire, which was based in the United States, IP and Cable specialist, Bewan Systems SA and pay television software specialist, Latens Systems. In June 2011, Allan Leighton became chairman. In December 2011, Neil Gaydon was replaced as CEO by Mike Pulli, formerly president of Pace Americas A significant milestone was reached in 2012, when Pace sold its one hundred millionth digital set top box. In January 2014, Pace completed the acquisition of Aurora Networks, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced, next generation optical transport and access network solutions for broadband networks. On 22 April 2015, the Boards of Pace and Arris Group announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended combination of Pace with Arris, in a stock and cash deal that valued Pace at UKP £1.4Bn (US$2.1Bn). The combination was conditional on, amongst other things, shareholder approval from both Pace and Arris shareholders and also the receipt of merger control clearances in a number of jurisdictions including Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Portugal, South Africa and the United States. The company received the last of the regulatory clearances needed to allow the merger to proceed in December 2015. The acquisition was completed on 4 January 2016. The resultant combined group is incorporated in the United Kingdom, but operationally managed from the United States, and is owned 24% by Pace shareholders and 76% by Arris shareholders. Operations Pace's head office is in Saltaire, near Bradford in West Yorkshire. It occupies a large proportion of the Victorian textile mill complex called Salt's Mill. The company has major operations in the United States, France and India, as well as the United Kingdom HQ. Customers The company's customers include: Armstrong – United States Astro (satellite TV) – Malaysia AT&T Inc. – United States Bell Canada – Canada BeIN Sports – Middle East and North Africa Cablevisión (Argentina) – Argentina Canal+ – France Charter – United States Cogeco – Canada Comcast – United States Cyfra+ – Poland DirecTV – United States Foxtel – Australia Get – Norway Vivo - Brazil Liberty Global – Europe Mediacom – United States MultiChoice Africa – South Africa and rest of Africa NET – Brazil NOVA Greece – Greece SingTel – Singapore Sky – United Kingdom Sky Deutschland – Germany SKY Italia – Italy SKY Network Television – New Zealand Sonic.net