M&A Deal Summary

Flexential Acquires ViaWest

On June 13, 2017, Flexential acquired information technology company ViaWest from Shaw Communications for 1.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Flexential’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Flexential’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Flexential’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Flexential’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-13
Target ViaWest
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Flexential
Sellers(s) Shaw Communications
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.7B USD

Target

ViaWest

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
website
ViaWest, Inc. is a provider of data center space, power and managed services to enterprise and SME customers in 16 data centers. Provides first-class colocation and managed services exemplified by strong revenue and profitability growth. ViaWest, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Flexential

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Flexential is a hybrid IT infrastructure provider with a national footprint offering expertise in colocation, connectivity, cloud, and managed solutions. The company operates 40 data center facilities across 20 major domestic and international markets. Flexential serves 4,400 blue chip customers diversified across industries, geographies, and size with particular expertise in healthcare and SaaS. Flexential was founded in 2000 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-22 1Vault Networks

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

1Vault Networks is a business continuity and data services provider. Data center colocation services ranging from full cabinets to high-security cages for large-scale IT deployments. 1Vault Networks was founded in 2000 and is based Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Shaw Communications

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

website

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Communications
Employees9,500
Revenue 5.4B CAD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Shaw Communications is a provider of broadband cable television, Internet, digital phone and telecommunications services. Shaw Communications was founded in 1966 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-01 Shaw Tracking

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Shaw Tracking is a provider of fleet management solutions provider in Canada. The company distributes a wide-range of world-class solutions, including GPS vehicle tracking products, fleet management software, and professional services for additional support.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-01 Shaw Communications - Calgary-1 Data Center

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shaw Communications, Inc. - Calgary-1 Data Center is a data center service provider.

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