Comcast - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Comcast M&A Summary

Comcast has acquired 27 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Comcast’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Sky for $38.8B. Comcast has acquired in 11 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (28%) and internet software and services (28%).

Comcast Business Overview

Where is Comcast headquartered?

Comcast is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What is Comcast’s revenue?

Comcast disclosed revenue of 121,572M USD for 2023 and 121,427M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Comcast have?

Comcast has 186,000 employees.

What sector is Comcast in?

Comcast is a media company.

When was Comcast founded?

Comcast was founded in 1963.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 4

Comcast

Comcast Corp.

One Comcast Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
United States,
(215) 286-1700
www.corporate.comcast.com

Comcast is a media and communications company that provides entertainment, information, and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. Comcast was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 22 2 1 - - - 25
vol $58.0B $100M $58.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Comcast - NBC Sports Washington 2022-09-20 - Divestiture
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Masergy Communications, Inc. 2021-08-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Plano, Texas · www.masergy.com
XUMO 2020-02-25 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.xumo.com
Blue Face Ltd. 2020-01-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.blueface.com
Deep Blue Communications LLC 2019-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Latham, New York · www.deepbluecommunications.com
BluVector, Inc. 2019-03-04 - Add-on Acquisition
McLean, Virginia · www.bluvectorcyber.com
Sky plc 2018-09-22 38.8B USD Add-on Acquisition
Isleworth, United Kingdom · www.sky.com
Related Content Database, Inc. (Watchwith) 2017-01-03 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.watchwith.com
Comcast Spectacor LP 2016-09-22 - Stake Purchase
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.comcast-spectacor.com
MobileReactor LLC (dba OneTwoSee) 2016-03-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Devon, Pennsylvania · www.onetwosee.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sky plc 2018-09-22 Neos Ventures Ltd. 2022-04-20 1
Isleworth, United Kingdom · www.sky.com Isleworth, United Kingdom · www.neos.co.uk
Fandango, Inc. 2007-04-01 VUDU, Inc. 2020-04-20 8
Los Angeles, California · www.fandango.com Santa Clara, California · www.vudu.com
NBC Universal, Inc.    - The Weather Company 2018-03-22 2
New York, New York · www.nbcuni.com Atlanta, Georgia · www.theweathercompany.com
Comcast Spectacor LP    - Paciolan, Inc. 2017-06-12 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.comcast-spectacor.com Irvine, California · www.paciolan.com
NBC Universal, Inc.    - Craftsy 2017-05-10 8
New York, New York · www.nbcuni.com Denver, Colorado · www.craftsy.com
NBC Universal, Inc.    - NBCUniversal Media, LLC 2017-02-28 7
New York, New York · www.nbcuni.com Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan · www.usj.co.jp
Fandango, Inc. 2007-04-01 Flixster, Inc. 2016-02-17 7
Los Angeles, California · www.fandango.com San Francisco, California · www.flixster.com
Fandango, Inc. 2007-04-01 IncFusion Corp. (dba Rotten Tomatoes) 2016-02-17 6
Los Angeles, California · www.fandango.com Emeryville, California
Fandango, Inc. 2007-04-01 Show de Ingressos 2015-09-25 5
Los Angeles, California · www.fandango.com , Brazil · www.ingresso.com.br
NBC Universal, Inc.    - GardenWeb 2015-08-25 1
New York, New York · www.nbcuni.com New York, New York · www.gardenweb.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 7 (28%) 18.3B (32%) - -
Internet Software and Services 7 (28%) 850M (1%) - -
Media 4 (16%) 38.8B (67%) 1 (100%) -
Information Technology 4 (16%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (4%) 100M (< 1%) - -
Marketing 1 (4%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - - -
Total 25 $58.1B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 23 19.3B 1 -
  New York 6 125M - -
  California 6 825M - -
  Pennsylvania 3 17.6B 1 -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 230M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 483M - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 38.8B - -
Domestic 23 (92%) 19.3B (33%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 2 (8%) 38.8B (67%) - -
Total 25 $58.1B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
1
Ballard Spahr
1
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $56.4B
$100M to $1B 6 $1.6B
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $58.1B
Largest Sky plc
$38.8B (2018-09-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
5 (20%)
Strategic(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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