M&A Deal Summary

EarthLink Acquires STS Telecom

On March 2, 2011, EarthLink acquired communications company STS Telecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EarthLink’s 4th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is EarthLink’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EarthLink’s 2nd transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-03-02
Target STS Telecom
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) EarthLink
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

STS Telecom

Cooper City, Florida, United States
STS Telecom is a provider of voice, data and internet services to small to medium-sized business customers in Florida and Georgia.

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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 12 of 22
Sector: Communications M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 19
State: Florida M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 12 of 22
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 One Communications

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

One Communications is a multi-regional integrated telecommunications solutions provider in the United States – serving small and mid-sized business customers in 18 states across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, plus the District of Columbia.

Buy $370M
FOLLOWING 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.

Buy -