Telephone & Data Systems - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Telephone & Data Systems M&A Summary

Telephone & Data Systems has acquired 8 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Telephone & Data Systems’ largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Baja Broadband for $268M. Telephone & Data Systems has acquired in 7 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (50%) and information technology (50%).

Telephone & Data Systems Business Overview

Where is Telephone & Data Systems headquartered?

Telephone & Data Systems is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

What is Telephone & Data Systems’ revenue?

Telephone & Data Systems disclosed revenue of 5,160M USD for 2023 and 5,413M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Telephone & Data Systems have?

Telephone & Data Systems has 9,200 employees.

What sector is Telephone & Data Systems in?

Telephone & Data Systems is a communications company.

When was Telephone & Data Systems founded?

Telephone & Data Systems was founded in 1968.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Telephone & Data Systems

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

30 North Lasalle Street, Suite 4000,
Chicago, Illinois 60602
United States,
(312) 630-1900
www.tdsinc.com

Telephone & Data Systems provides wireless; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 5.8 million customers nationwide through its subsidiaries TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular. Telephone & Data Systems was founded in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $756M $756M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - - 1 2
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC 2024-06-03 - Divestiture
Madison, Wisconsin · www.oneneck.com
MSN Communications, Inc. 2015-05-20 - Divestiture
Salt Lake City, Utah
BendBroadband 2014-09-02 261M USD Add-on Acquisition
Bend, Oregon · www.bendbroadband.com
MSN Communications, Inc. 2013-10-11 40M USD Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Baja Broadband LLC 2013-08-05 268M USD Add-on Acquisition
Alamogordo, New Mexico · www.bajabroadband.com
Vital Support Systems LLC 2012-06-11 45M USD Add-on Acquisition
Urbandale, Iowa
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC 2011-07-01 95M USD Add-on Acquisition
Madison, Wisconsin · www.oneneck.com
TEAM Technologies LLC 2010-12-15 47M USD Add-on Acquisition
Cedar Falls, Iowa · www.team-companies.com
VISI, Inc. 2010-03-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.visi.com
U.S. Link, Inc. 1994-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
TDS Telecommunications Corp.    - Tonaquint Networks LLC 2016-11-15 2
Madison, Wisconsin · www.tdstelecom.com St. George, Utah · www.tonaquintnetworks.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 4 (50%) 569M (75%) 1 (50%) -
Information Technology 4 (50%) 187M (25%) 1 (50%) -
Total 8 $756M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 756M 2 -
  Iowa 2 92M - -
  Wisconsin 1 95M 1 -
  Utah 1 40M 1 -
  Oregon 1 261M - -
  New Mexico 1 268M - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
Total 8 $756M 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Waller Capital Partners LLC
1
TD Securities
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $529M
< $100M 4 $227M
TOTAL $756M
Largest Baja Broadband LLC
$268M (2013-08-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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