Cogent - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cogent M&A Summary

Cogent has acquired 12 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Cogent’s largest acquisition to date was in 2001, when it acquired NetRail for $12M. Cogent has acquired in 9 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

Cogent Business Overview

Where is Cogent headquartered?

Cogent is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

What is Cogent’s revenue?

Cogent disclosed revenue of 941M USD for 2023 and 600M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Cogent have?

Cogent has 1,955 employees.

What sector is Cogent in?

Cogent is a communications company.

When was Cogent founded?

Cogent was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 2

Cogent

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

2450 North Street NW,
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
United States,
(202) 295-4200
www.cogentco.com

Cogent is an optical ISP focused on delivering ultra-high-speed Internet access and transport services to businesses in the multi-tenant marketplace. Cogent was founded in 1999 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 11 - - 1 - - 12
vol $22M $22M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
T-Mobile - Wireline Business 2022-09-07 - Divestiture
Bellevue, Washington
Verio - T-1 Internet Access Customers 2004-12-03 - Divestiture
Englewood, Colorado
Aleron Broadband Services 2004-10-25 - Add-on Acquisition
, Virginia
Global Access 2004-09-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Frankfurt, Germany
Unlimited Fiber Optics, Inc. 2004-08-12 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California
LambdaNet Communications France S.A.S. 2004-01-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.lambdanet.com
Fiber Network Solutions, Inc. 2003-02-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Columbus, Ohio · www.fibernetsol.com
FiberCity Networks 2002-09-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Newark, New Jersey
OnSite Access, Inc. - Real Estate Access 2002-04-24 - Divestiture
New York, New York
PSINet United States 2002-04-02 10M USD Special Situations/Distressed
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 12 (100%) 22M (100%) - -
Total 12 $22M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 22M - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 12M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
France 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (83%) 22M (100%) - -
Cross-border 2 (17%) - - -
Total 12 $22M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
 1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $22M
TOTAL $22M
Largest NetRail, Inc.
$12M (2001-09-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
25%
3 (25%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

941   57% 2023
600   2% 2022
590   4% 2021
568   5% 2020
546   5% 2019
520   8% 2018
485   9% 2017
447   11% 2016
404   7% 2015
380   10% 2014
348   11% 2013
316   2012
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Employees

1,955

Established

1999

Public

NASDAQ: CCOI

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