Cable & Wireless Worldwide - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Cable & Wireless Worldwide M&A Summary

Cable & Wireless Worldwide has acquired 3 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Columbus Communications for $1.9B. Cable & Wireless Worldwide has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Ownership

Who owns Cable & Wireless Worldwide?

Cable & Wireless Worldwide is owned by Vodafone Group. It was acquired on July 31, 2012.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Business Overview

Where is Cable & Wireless Worldwide headquartered?

Cable & Wireless Worldwide is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Cable & Wireless Worldwide have?

Cable & Wireless Worldwide has 3,977 employees.

What sector is Cable & Wireless Worldwide in?

Cable & Wireless Worldwide is a communications company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC

26 Red Lion Square 3rd Floor,
London, WC1R 4HQ
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7315 4000
www.cw.com

Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC was a multinational telecommunications services company. The Company serviced large corporations, governments, carriers and resellers and its services included managed voice, data and IP based services.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Columbus Communications, Inc. 2015-04-03 1.9B USD Add-on Acquisition
BridgeTown, Barbados · www.columbuscommunications.com
Exodus Communications, Inc. 2002-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Town & Country, Missouri
Internet Network Services 1999-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 3 (100%) 1.9B (100%) - -
Total 3 $1.9B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Barbados 1 1.9B - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (33%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (67%) 1.9B (100%) - -
Total 3 $1.9B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.9B
TOTAL $1.9B
Largest Columbus Communications, Inc.
$1.9B (2015-04-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

1,873   2014
(millions of GBP)

Employees

3,977

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