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

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Dobson Communications M&A Summary

Dobson Communications has acquired 9 companies of its own. A total of 9 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Dobson Communications’ largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired American Cellular corp. for $2.4B. Dobson Communications has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

Dobson Communications Ownership

Who owns Dobson Communications?

Dobson Communications is owned by AT&T. It was acquired on June 29, 2007.

Dobson Communications Business Overview

Where is Dobson Communications headquartered?

Dobson Communications is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

How many employees does Dobson Communications have?

Dobson Communications has 2,500 employees.

What sector is Dobson Communications in?

Dobson Communications is a communications company.

When was Dobson Communications founded?

Dobson Communications was founded in 1936.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Dobson Communications Corp.

14201 Wireless Way,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134
United States,
(405) 529-8500
www.dobson.net

Dobson Communications Corp. is a communications provider in rural and suburban areas of Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # - - - 1 - 1 2
vol $2.4B $2.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
American Cellular corp. 2000-02-26 2.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Franklin, Tennessee · www.americancellular.net
Sygnet Wireless, Inc. 1998-12-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Canfield, Ohio
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 2 (100%) 2.4B (100%) - -
Total 2 $2.4B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 2.4B - -
  Tennessee 1 2.4B - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
Total 2 $2.4B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.4B
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest American Cellular corp.
$2.4B (2000-02-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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