M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-01-12 |
| Target | Global Signal |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Buyer(s) | Crown Castle |
| Sellers(s) |
GCP Capital Partners
Fortress |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 5.8B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Goldman Sachs BofA Securities (Financial) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 4,700 |
| Revenue | 7.0B USD (2023) |
Crown Castle operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, distributed antenna systems, and interests in land under third party towers. The Company's core business is providing access, including space or capacity, to towers, and to a lesser extent, to small cells and third party land interests via long-term contracts, including license, sublease and lease agreements. Crown Castle is based in Houston, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 9 |
| Sector (Real Estate) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 8 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 9 |
| Year (2007) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-08 |
Mountain Union Telecom
Alexandria, Virginia, United States Mountain Union Telecom LLC, a telecommunications infrastructure business by owning, operating, developing and managing tower sites for the wireless telecommunications industry. |
Buy | $309M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-08 |
NewPath Networks
Seattle, Washington, United States NewPath Networks is a wireless infrastructure company that designs, develops and operates fiber-fed wireless carrier networks using a distributed antenna architecture to improve signal strength and network capacity. |
Buy | $115M |
| Category | Merchant Bank |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
GCP Capital Partners consists of GCP US, GCP Europe, and GCP Venture. GCP US targets North American acquisitions. The unit looks to invest $10 to $50 million in businesses valued up to $500 million. GCP Europe targets businesses in the UK and Europe. The European team looks to invest up to £40 million in companies valued up to £100 million. Sectors of interest include business services, education, energy, financial services, insurance and telecommunications.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 24 |
| Sector (Real Estate) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 4 of 10 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 9 of 22 |
| Year (2007) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 |
Peregrine Oil & Gas I
Houston, Texas, United States Peregrine is a Houston Texas based independent oil and gas acquisition and development company formed for the purpose of pursuing a growth strategy concentrated on the acquisition and further development of under-managed and under-exploited oil and gas properties located principally in the offshore Gulf of Mexico region. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-28 |
Transfast
New York, New York, United States Transfast is a provider of cross-border payments solutions to consumers and businesses around the world. The Company operates a multi-product, best-in-class payments network capable of processing payments across 120 countries and offering more than 1,000 currency pairs. Transfast was founded in 1988 and is based in New York. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 44.2B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Fortress is a public investment firm that manages hedge fund, credit, and private equity investments. Fortress' private equity practice primarily makes control-oriented investments in North American and Western European businesses with significant asset-bases and strong cash-flows. Fortress is open to investing in a wide range of sectors, however the Firm has tended towards capital intensive sectors. These include transportation, financials, senior living/healthcare, real estate, media & telecommunications, leisure and energy infrastructure. The pivate equity group also invests in publicly traded alternative investment vehicles, which Fortress refers to as 'castles' that primarily invest in real estate and real estate related debt. Fortress was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 25 |
| Sector (Real Estate) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 9 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 18 |
| Year (2007) | 1 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-19 |
GAGFAH S.A.
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg GAGFAH is a realty company with core business is the ownership and management of a geographically diversified apartment portfolio acquired from the German Government and other long term owners. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-01 |
Holiday Retirement
Winter Park, Florida, United States Holiday Retirement is the largest private owner and operator of independent living communities for seniors in the United States. Holiday Retirement was founded in 1971 and is based in Winter Park, Florida. |
Buy | $6.9B |
