M&A Deal Summary

BCE Acquires Axia NetMedia

On September 4, 2018, BCE acquired communications company Axia NetMedia from Partners Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BCE’s 3rd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is BCE’s 8th transaction in Canada.
  • This is BCE’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-09-04
Target Axia NetMedia
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) BCE
Sellers(s) Partners Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Axia NetMedia

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Axia NetMedia owns, operates and sells services over fibre optic communications infrastructure. Company sell fast, reliable transport services using the most intelligent data management systems to deliver maximum performance at every moment on our networks. Axia NetMedia was founded in 1993 and Calgary, Alberta.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BCE

Verdun, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Communications
Employees45,132
Revenue 24.4B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

BCE is a telecommunications company that provides a suite of broadband communication services to residential and business customers throughout Canada. BCE was incorporated in 1880 and is based in Verdun, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 14
Sector: Communications M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 12
State: Alberta M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 8 of 13
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-08 Q9 Networks

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Q9 Networks, Inc. is a provider of outsourced data center infrastructure for mission-critical IT operations. Operates three state-of-the-art data centers in Ontario and Alberta, Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Sell $675M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-01 BCE - 13 Data Center Sites

Quebec, Canada

BCE, Inc. - 13 Data Center Sites providing a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband communication services in Canada.

Sell $750M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Partners Group

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 174.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Partners Group is a global investment management firm with a variety of funds and institutional clients. The Firm's direct investment group looks to invest in or acquire market leading companies with growth opportunities linked to technology. Partners is a hands-on investor and looks to actively support its portfolio companies with expansion, operational, and governance structure support. Partners Group was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 38
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 9
State: Alberta M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-04 Ammega

Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

Ammega provides advanced and quality belting solutions for 20 different industries including global logistics, food production, fitness equipment, household appliances and energy production. Ammega was founded in 1950 and is based in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-25 Aavas Financiers

Jaipur, India

Aavas Financiers is a non-banking finance company involved in providing house loans, primarily in the un-served, unreached and under-served market. Aavas Financiers was formed in 2011 and is based in Jaipur, Rajashtan.

Sell -