M&A Deal Summary

GTT Acquires Global Data Services Business - Inteliquent

On April 30, 2013, GTT acquired communications company Global Data Services Business - Inteliquent from Inteliquent for 54M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GTT’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is GTT’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GTT’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GTT’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-04-30
Target Global Data Services Business - Inteliquent
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) GTT
Sellers(s) Inteliquent
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 54M USD

Target

Global Data Services Business - Inteliquent

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GTT

McLean, Virginia, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Communications
Employees3,100
Revenue 1.7B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

GTT is a global telecommunications carrier and network integrator serving the data communications needs of large enterprise, government and carrier clients. GTT was founded in 2005 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 14
Sector (Communications) 1 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 10
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 12
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-01 UNSi

Carrollton, Texas, United States

United Networks Services, Inc. is a fixed wireless provider serving businesses. UNSi is based in Carrollton, Texas.

Buy $40M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Inteliquent

Chicago, Illinois, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Communications
Revenue 249M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Inteliquent is a communication enablement platform offering nationwide wholesale communication services. The company provides easy-to-use voice, messaging and mobility solutions to the wireless, over-the-top app, VoIP and wireline communications companies that choose to focus on customer-facing applications and service rather than infrastructure management. Inteliquent combines an intuitive software-based application program interface with its nationwide network of physical switches and dedicated transport to offer its leading wholesale telecommunication services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-28 Tinet

Cagliari Area, Italy

Tinet SpA is a provider of wholesale Internet connectivity services to telecom and media customers. The company has a global presence, with a special focus on Western Europe and North America, through a network of 80 points of presence (“POPs”).

Buy $95M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-18 Better Voice

Austin, Texas, United States

Shopety, Inc. is a cloud-based business communications service, was created to address outdated traditional phone and voicemail systems. Shopety, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy -
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