M&A Deal Summary

Equinix Acquires TelecityGroup

On May 29, 2015, Equinix acquired information technology company TelecityGroup for 3.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equinix’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Equinix’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Equinix’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-05-29
Target TelecityGroup
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Equinix
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.6B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)

Target

TelecityGroup

London, United Kingdom
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TelecityGroup is a provider of premium network-independent data centers in Europe. Data centres are its core business: It designs, builds and operates premium, highly connected and secure environments to house technical, web and IT infrastructure.

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Buyer

Equinix

Redwood City, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Information Technology
Employees11,800
Revenue 6.6B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Equinix is a provider of carrier-neutral data centers, internet exchanges and interconnection services. The Company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 14
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 9
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