M&A Deal Summary

Cogent Acquires Global Access

On September 15, 2004, Cogent acquired communications company Global Access

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cogent’s 9th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Cogent’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-09-15
Target Global Access
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Cogent
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Global Access

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

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cogent

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Communications
Employees1,955
Revenue 1.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cogent is an optical ISP focused on delivering 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 9 of 12
Sector: Communications M&A 9 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-08-12 Unlimited Fiber Optics

San Francisco, California, United States

Unlimited Fiber Optics, Inc. is an ISP provider. UFO's customer base is comprised of data service customers and its network is comprised of fiber optic facilities located in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-25 Aleron Broadband Services

Virginia, United States

Aleron Broadband Services is an internet service provider serving the Mid-Atlantic US.

Buy -