M&A Deal Summary

EarthLink Acquires Business Vitals

On August 2, 2011, EarthLink acquired information technology company Business Vitals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EarthLink’s 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is EarthLink’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EarthLink’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-02
Target Business Vitals
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) EarthLink
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Business Vitals

Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Business Vitals is a provider of managed information technology (IT), security and professional services. Business Vitals was formed in 2001 and is based in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EarthLink

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Communications
Employees2,144
Revenue 1.1B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Earthlink's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earthlink's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

EarthLink provides internet access, premium email, web hosting, and privacy and data security products and services throughout the United States. EarthLink also has key partner relationships with several of the industry’s largest providers, enabling the Company to offer products and connectivity services available to millions of households nationwide. EarthLink was formed in 1994 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 22
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 19
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 22
Year (2011) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-30 Logicalsolutions.Net

Rochester, New York, United States

Logicalsolutions.Net, Inc. is a provider of Cloud Hosting Services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-16 xDefenders

Pittsford,, New York, United States

xDefenders, Inc. is a provider of information technology (IT) security services and solutions for organizations.

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