QTS - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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QTS M&A Summary

QTS has acquired 5 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

QTS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Carpathia Hosting for $326M. QTS has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (40%) and internet software and services (40%).

QTS Ownership

Who owns QTS?

QTS is owned by The Blackstone Group. It was acquired on June 7, 2021.

Is QTS PE-backed?

Yes. QTS is owned by private equity investor The Blackstone Group.

Was QTS formerly PE-backed?

Yes. QTS was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

QTS Business Overview

Where is QTS headquartered?

QTS is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

What is QTS’s revenue?

QTS disclosed revenue of 539M USD for 2020 and 481M USD for 2019.

How many employees does QTS have?

QTS has 634 employees.

What sector is QTS in?

QTS is an information technology company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 4

QTS

QTS Realty Trust, Inc.

12851 Foster Street,
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
United States,
(913) 814-9988
www.qtsdatacenters.com

QTS is a provider of secure, compliant data center solutions and fully managed services. QTS’ integrated technology service platform of custom data center (C1), colocation (C2) and cloud and managed services (C3) provides flexible, scalable, secure IT solutions for web and IT applications.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - - - 1 - 5
vol $370M $370M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TCN/SIG Telehousing B.V. - Two Data Centers 2019-04-30 44M USD Divestiture
, Netherlands
QTS Joint Venture 2019-02-25 - Joint Venture
, United States
VMware - FedRAMP Compliant Cloud Platform 2016-10-05 - Divestiture
Palo Alto, California
Carpathia Hosting, Inc. 2015-05-06 326M USD Add-on Acquisition
Ashburn, Virginia · www.carpathiahost.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 2 (50%) 44M (12%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (50%) 326M (88%) - -
Total 4 $370M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 326M - -
  Virginia 1 326M - -
  California 1 - - -
1 - - -
Netherlands 1 44M - -
Domestic 3 (60%) 326M (88%) - -
Cross-border 2 (40%) 44M (12%) - -
Total 5 $370M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
TD Securities
1
Jefferies
1
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Hogan Lovells
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $326M
< $100M 1 $44M
TOTAL $370M
Largest Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
$326M (2015-05-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
40%
2 (40%)

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