Verizon Communications Mergers & Acquisitions

Verizon Communications M&A Summary

Verizon Communications has acquired 39 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 10 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 14 assets.

Verizon Communications’ largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired GTE for $64.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Verizon Communications - Wireline Operations in California Florida and Texas to Frontier Communications Parent for $10.5B. Verizon Communications has acquired in 16 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (42%) and information technology (20%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity36
    • M&A Sell Activity14
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26

Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications, Inc.

1095 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10036
United States,
(212) 395-1000
www.verizon.com

All (50) Buy (36) Sell (14)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-08 Starry · Communications
Boston, Massachusetts · www.starry.com

Starry is a manufacturer of Wi-Fi routers and offers wireless Internet service delivered via high-frequency millimeter wave technology. Starry was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Advisor: Guggenheim Securities
- Add-on Acquisition

Verizon Communications

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