M&A Deal Summary

TierPoint Acquires Windstream Holdings - Windstream Data Center Business

On October 19, 2015, TierPoint acquired internet software and services company Windstream Holdings - Windstream Data Center Business from Windstream for 575M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TierPoint’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is TierPoint’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TierPoint’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TierPoint’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-10-19
Target Windstream Holdings - Windstream Data Center Business
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) TierPoint
Sellers(s) Windstream
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 575M USD

Target

Windstream Holdings - Windstream Data Center Business

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Windstream Holdings, Inc. - Windstream Data Center Business provides data centers from wholesale providers, including Compass Datacenters and Sabey Data Centers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TierPoint

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

TierPoint is a provider of data center colocation, internet connectivity, managed services, cloud services, and disaster recovery services. TierPoint was founded in 2010 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 8
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2015) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-27 CxP Data Centers

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

CxP Data Centers is a cloud based data provider of security and support of company’s most critical data and information.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 Altered Scale

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Altered Scale is a provider of data center services including cloud, colocation and managed services. Altered Scale is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Windstream

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Communications
Employees11,080
Revenue 5.1B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Windstream office in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.
Windstream office in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.

Windstream is a provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas. Windstream was founded in 2006 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Arkansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-01 Business Only Broadband

Westmont, Illinois, United States

Business Only Broadband owns and operates the largest independent wireless broadband networks in Chicago and New York City, providing wireless broadband Internet connectivity services to the financial sector and large enterprise customers. Business Only Broadband is based in Westmont, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-07 EarthLink

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

EarthLink provides internet access, premium email, web hosting, and privacy and data security products and services throughout the United States. EarthLink also has key partner relationships with several of the industry’s largest providers, enabling the Company to offer products and connectivity services available to millions of households nationwide. EarthLink was formed in 1994 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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