PLDT - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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PLDT M&A Summary

PLDT has acquired 3 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

PLDT’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Straive for $159M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (50%) and information technology (50%).

PLDT Business Overview

Where is PLDT headquartered?

PLDT is headquartered in Makati City, Philippines.

What is PLDT’s revenue?

PLDT disclosed revenue of 181,004M PHP for 2020 and 169,187M PHP for 2019.

How many employees does PLDT have?

PLDT has 18,721 employees.

What sector is PLDT in?

PLDT is a communications company.

When was PLDT founded?

PLDT was founded in 1928.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

PLDT

PLDT Inc.

Ramon Cojuangco Building Makati Avenue,
Makati City, 1200
Philippines,
+63-2-8888171
www.pldt.com

PLDT is the leading telecommunications service provider in the Philippines. Through its principal business groups – fixed line, wireless and others – PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line and cellular networks. PLDT was founded in 1928 and is based in Makati City, the Philippines.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $159M $159M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Straive 2013-04-30 - Divestiture
Parañaque City, Philippines · www.spi-global.com
PhilCom Corp. 2009-01-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Makati City, Philippines · www.philcom.ph
Straive 2006-01-01 159M USD Add-on Acquisition
Parañaque City, Philippines · www.spi-global.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
ePLDT, Inc.    - SPi Technologies, Inc. 2006-07-11 1
Makati, Philippines · www.epldt.com Makati City, Philippines

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 1 (50%) 159M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Communications 1 (50%) - - -
Total 2 $159M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Philippines 2 159M 1 -
Total 2 $159M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
UBS Investment Bank
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $159M
TOTAL $159M
Largest Straive
$159M (2006-01-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

181,004   7% 2020
169,187   3% 2019
164,752   4% 2018
159,926   2017
(millions of PHP) Show More Show Less

Employees

18,721

Established

1928

Public

NYSE: PHI

Former Name

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT)

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