Add-on Acquisition • Communications

Equinix Acquires MainOne

On December 7, 2021, Equinix acquired communications company MainOne for 320M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Equinix’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
This is Equinix’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Equinix’s 1st transaction in Nigeria.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	December 7, 2021
Target	MainOne
Sector	Communications
Buyer(s)	Equinix
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	320M USD

Target Company

MainOne

Lagos, Nigeria

MainOne is a West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. MainOne was founded in 2010 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Buyer

Equinix

Redwood City, California, United States

Category	Company
Sector	Information Technology
Employees	13,606
Revenue	8.7B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Equinix is a provider of carrier-neutral data centers, internet exchanges and interconnection services. Equinix is based in Redwood City, California.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	14 of 14
Sector: Communications	2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition	9 of 9
Country: Nigeria	1 of 1
Year: 2021	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	5 of 9

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2020-08-10	GPX India Pvt. Mumbai, India GPX India Pvt. Ltd. is a provider of Tier 4 carrier neutral data centers. GPX India is based in Mumbai, India.	Buy	$161M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2020-08-10

GPX India Pvt.

Mumbai, India

GPX India Pvt. Ltd. is a provider of Tier 4 carrier neutral data centers. GPX India is based in Mumbai, India.

Buy

$161M

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