M&A Deal Summary

ePlus Acquires Consolidated Communications - IT Services Equipment and Integration Business

On December 6, 2016, ePlus acquired information technology company Consolidated Communications - IT Services Equipment and Integration Business from Consolidated Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ePlus’ 9th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is ePlus’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ePlus’ 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-06
Target Consolidated Communications - IT Services Equipment and Integration Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) ePlus
Sellers(s) Consolidated Communications
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Consolidated Communications - IT Services Equipment and Integration Business

Mattoon, Illinois, United States
Consolidated Communications, Inc. - IT Services Equipment and Integration Business provides data center, unified communications, networking, and security solutions to a diverse set of domestic and international customers including commercial, enterprise, and state, local, and education (SLED) organizations in the upper Midwest.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ePlus

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees2,291
Revenue 2.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to ePlus' corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.
Entrance to ePlus' corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.

ePlus is a provider of Web-based e-procurement, asset management, financing solutions and eContent management and outsourcing. ePlus was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 17
Sector: Information Technology M&A 9 of 15
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 10 of 17
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-18 Granite Business Solutions

Rocklin, California, United States

Evolve is a provider of information security, collaboration, virtualization and data center solutions to an established customer base of state, local and educational institutions (SLED), as well as commercial enterprises.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-16 OneCloud Consulting

Milpitas, California, United States

OneCloud Consulting, Inc. is specializes in providing a robust collection of cloud and software-defined infrastructure services, software development, and technical training. OneCloud Consulting is based in Milpitas, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Consolidated Communications

Mattoon, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Communications
Employees3,180
Revenue 1.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Consolidated Communications is an integrated communications services company that operates as both an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier and a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier dependent upon the territory served. Consolidated provides an array of services in consumer, commercial and carrier channels in 11 states, including local and long-distance service, high-speed broadband Internet access, video services, VoIP, custom calling features, private line services, carrier grade access services, network capacity services over our regional fiber optic networks, data center and managed services, directory publishing, equipment sales and cloud data services. Consolidated Communications was incorporated in 1894 and is based in Mattoon, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-05 Fairpoint Communications

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Fairpoint Communications, Inc. is a provider of advanced data, voice and video technologies to single and multi-site businesses, public and private institutions, consumers, wireless companies and wholesale re-sellers in 17 states. Fairpoint was formed in 1991 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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