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
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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