New York, N.Y. - Sonenshine Partners today announced that Lucent Technologies has reported the completion of its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Riverstone Networks, Inc., a leading provider of carrier Ethernet routers.

Riverstone Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of carrier Ethernet infrastructure solutions for business and residential communications services. Riverstone's Ethernet router portfolio uniquely delivers the reliability that allows carriers to meet the triple play -- voice, video and data -- service requirements of their customers in a cost-effective and scalable way. Riverstone allows carriers to offer new services over existing revenue-generating networks permitting them to evolve to a next-generation Ethernet infrastructure.

Sonenshine Partners is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing integrated strategic, financial and corporate advisory services.  The firm was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York City.