M&A Deal Summary

C1 Acquires Alexander Open Systems

On December 18, 2017, C1 acquired information technology company Alexander Open Systems from Unitas Global

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is C1’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is C1’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is C1’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-18
Target Alexander Open Systems
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) C1
Sellers(s) Unitas Global
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Alexander Open Systems

Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Alexander Open Systems, Inc. is a consultative technology partner, specializes in architecting, implementing and supporting an expansive portfolio of solutions. These offerings range from Enterprise Networking, Unified Communications, Storage and Virtualization to Physical and Information Security, Managed Services, GIS, SharePoint and more. AOS seeks to maximize their client's effectiveness by aligning business objectives with the right technologies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

C1

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Communications
Revenue 919M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

C1 is a provider of business communications solutions. The Company serves as a critical link between OEMs and end users providing essential consulting and project management services related to custom design, installation, implementation and maintenance of communication solutions. C1 was formed in 1993 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 17
Year (2017) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-17 Strategic Products and Services

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Strategic Products and Services is a provider of enterprise telephony and unified communications services, software, and hardware to enterprise and government customers in the U.S. SPS assesses, designs, implements, and manages voice and data network systems using technologies from Avaya, Microsoft, Cisco, and Juniper Networks. Strategic Products and Services was established in 1988 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-01 Advantel

San Jose, California, United States

Advantel, Inc. is focused on delivering critical collaboration solutions and services, such as security, data centers, storage and virtualization, unified communications, contact centers, cloud and integrated and managed services, to businesses worldwide. Advantel was formed in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Unitas Global

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Unitas Global is a provider of enterprise cloud solutions providing clients with custom, highly secure, and dedicated cloud-based IT environments that are easy to consume, fully managed, and backed by an end-to-end SLA, guaranteeing application uptime. Unitas Global was founded in 2009 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-29 Alexander Open Systems

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Alexander Open Systems, Inc. is a consultative technology partner, specializes in architecting, implementing and supporting an expansive portfolio of solutions. These offerings range from Enterprise Networking, Unified Communications, Storage and Virtualization to Physical and Information Security, Managed Services, GIS, SharePoint and more. AOS seeks to maximize their client's effectiveness by aligning business objectives with the right technologies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-08 Solinea

San Francisco, California, United States

Solinea, Inc. is a cloud adoption consulting firm focused on accelerating adoption of enterprise hybrid cloud solutions. Solinea is based in San Francisco, California.

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