M&A Deal Summary

Charter Communications Acquires Vista Broadband Communications

On May 20, 1999, Charter Communications acquired communications company Vista Broadband Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Charter Communications’ 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Charter Communications’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Charter Communications’ 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-05-20
Target Vista Broadband Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Charter Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vista Broadband Communications

Smyrna, Georgia, United States
Vista Broadband Holdings, LLC is a cable television system operator in surburban Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Charter Communications

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Communications
Employees101,100
Revenue 54.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Charter Communications' corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
Charter Communications' corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

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 2 of 12
Sector (Communications) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 12
Year (1999) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-17 Avalon Cable Television

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Avalon Cable Television serves the Michigan municipalities surrounding Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Lapeer, and Monroe with cable television services.

Buy $845M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-26 Fanch Communications

Denver, Colorado, United States

Fanch Communications, Inc. operated rural cable television systems in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Buy -
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