M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-31 |
| Target | Bright House Networks |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Charter Communications |
| Sellers(s) | Advance Publications |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 10.4B USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 101,100 |
| Revenue | 54.6B USD (2023) |
Charter Communications is a broadband communications company. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter Spectrum TV video entertainment programming, Charter Spectrum Internet® access, and Charter Spectrum Voice. Charter Communications was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 12 |
| Sector (Communications) | 5 of 7 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 5 of 5 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 9 of 12 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 |
Bresnan Communications
Purchase, New York, United States Bresnan Communications LLC operates cable television systems serving approximately 300,000 basic subscribers in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Bresnan delivers advanced products and services such as high-speed Internet access, high-definition television, video-on-demand and telephone to residential and business customers across an upgraded network. |
Buy | $1.6B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-14 |
ActiveVideo Networks
San Jose, California, United States ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. is a developer of CloudTV™, the only cloud-based software platform enabling service providers, content aggregators, and consumer electronic (CE) manufacturers to rapidly deploy new services by virtualizing consumer premises equipment (CPE) functions in the cloud. |
Buy | $135M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Sector | Publishing |
Advance is a diversified, family-owned company that operates and invests in a broad range of media, communications and technology businesses globally. Advance Publications directly or through subsidiaries, owns Condé Nast Publications, American City Business Journals, the Golf Digest Companies, and newspapers in more than twenty-five American cities. Advance Publications' subsidiaries also have extensive interests in cable television, as well as in Internet sites which are related to its print publications. Advance was established in 1922 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 3 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 3 |
| State (New York) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-19 |
Fairchild Media
United States Fairchild Media consists of a variety of fashion and other magazine titles. Titles include Jane, upscale fashion magazine W and 11 trade publications including Women's Wear Daily and Supermarket News. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-03 |
1010Data
New York, New York, United States 1010data is a provider of big data discovery and data sharing that enable organizations to analyze, share, and monetize Big Data on a single, scalable platform. 1010Data was founded in 2000 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | $500M |
