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Adelphia Communications - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Adelphia Communications M&A Summary

Adelphia Communications has acquired 8 companies of its own. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Adelphia Communications’ largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired Century Communications for $5.2B. Adelphia Communications has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

Adelphia Communications Ownership

Who owns Adelphia Communications?

Adelphia Communications is owned by Comcast and Time Warner Cable. It was acquired on July 31, 2006.

Adelphia Communications Business Overview

Where is Adelphia Communications headquartered?

Adelphia Communications is headquartered in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.

What sector is Adelphia Communications in?

Adelphia Communications is a communications company.

When was Adelphia Communications founded?

Adelphia Communications was founded in 1952.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

Adelphia Communications Corp.

One North Main Street,
Coudersport, Pennsylvania 16915
United States,
(814)274-9830
www.adelphia.com

Adelphia Communications was the country’s sixth largest cable television operator and, through various subsidiaries, provided cable television and local telephone service to customers in twenty-nine states and Puerto Rico.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # - - 1 2 1 1 5
vol $7.3B $7.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Benchmark Communications LLC 2001-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Metairie, Louisiana
Loudoun Communications 2000-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
, Virginia
Century Communications Corp. 1999-03-05 5.2B USD Merger
New Canaan, Connecticut
FrontierVision Partners, L.P. 1999-02-23 2.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado
Verto Communications, Inc. 1998-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Scranton, Pennsylvania
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 5 (100%) 7.3B (100%) - -
Total 5 $7.3B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 7.3B - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Louisiana 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 5.2B - -
  Colorado 1 2.1B - -
Total 5 $7.3B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $7.3B
TOTAL $7.3B
Largest Century Communications Corp.
$5.2B (1999-03-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Established

1952

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