M&A Deal Summary

Cogent Acquires Aleron Broadband Services

On October 25, 2004, Cogent acquired communications company Aleron Broadband Services

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cogent’s 10th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Cogent’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cogent’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-10-25
Target Aleron Broadband Services
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Cogent
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aleron Broadband Services

Virginia, United States
Aleron Broadband Services is an internet service provider serving the Mid-Atlantic US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cogent

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Communications
Employees1,955
Revenue 941M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cogent is an optical ISP focused on delivering ultra-high-speed Internet access and transport services to businesses in the multi-tenant marketplace. Cogent was founded in 1999 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 12
Sector (Communications) 10 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2004) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-15 Global Access

Frankfurt, Germany

Global Access is an Internet service provider provides network, data centers and customer base.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-03 Verio - T-1 Internet Access Customers

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Verio's T-1 Internet Access Customers include more then 2,400 customers across 23 markets.

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