M&A Deal Summary

AT&T Acquires NextWave Wireless

On August 2, 2012, AT&T acquired communications company NextWave Wireless for 650M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AT&T’s 15th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is AT&T’s 12th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AT&T’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is AT&T’s 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-08-02
Target NextWave Wireless
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) AT&T
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 650M USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co. (Financial)

Target

NextWave Wireless

San Diego, California, United States
NextWave Wireless, Inc., is a wireless PCS company that intends to become a significant provider of 4G wireless telecommunications services using VOIP and IP technology over the BRS and related frequencies.

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Buyer

AT&T

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Communications
Employees148,290
Revenue 122.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
AT&T's corporate headquarters in downtown Dallas, Texas.
AT&T's corporate headquarters in downtown Dallas, Texas.

AT&T is a provider of telecommunications services in the United States and the world. AT&T offers services and products to consumers in the US and services and products to businesses and other providers of telecommunications services worldwide. AT&T's services and products include wireless communications, local exchange services, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, and wholesale services. AT&T was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 37
Sector (Communications) 15 of 19
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
State (California) 8 of 14
Country (United States) 23 of 32
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-26 Superclick

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Superclick, Inc., through its wholly owned, Montreal-based subsidiary, Superclick Networks, Inc., develops, manufactures, markets and supports the Superclick Internet Management System (SIMS(tm)) in worldwide hospitality, multi-tenant unit (MTU) and university markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-01 Ingenio

San Francisco, California, United States

Ingenio is a peer-to-peer e-commerce marketplace, connecting customers and advisors through its proprietary web and telephony technology platform. Ingenio was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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