M&A Deal Summary

EarthLink Acquires EarthLink Business

On December 13, 2005, EarthLink acquired information technology company EarthLink Business for 144M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EarthLink’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is EarthLink’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EarthLink’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EarthLink’s 4th transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-13
Target EarthLink Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) EarthLink
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 144M USD

Target

EarthLink Business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
EarthLink Business, LLC builds and manages broadband networks for businesses and communications carriers. Through its nationwide network of more than 850 switches and Internet routers, EarthLink Business, LLC uses various broadband access technologies for building business networks. These include all types of DSL, Frame Relay, ATM, cable modems, and Satellite. Its network coverage reaches 100 percent of U. S. business addresses.

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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 8 of 22
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 19
State (Georgia) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 8 of 22
Year (2005) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-22 Aluria Software

Lake Mary, Florida, United States

Aluria Software, LLC a privately held developer of protection and security products for consumers, small businesses and enterprise customers. Aluria is best known for its consumer anti-spyware application, Spyware Eliminator, which, to date, has over 20 million users worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-04 New Edge Network

Atlanta,, Georgia, United States

New Edge Network, Inc. a privately-held, single-source national provider of managed private wide area networks and dedicated Internet access for multi-location businesses and communications companies.

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