Divestiture • Internet Software and Services

Fusion Telecommunications Acquires Birch Communications - Cloud and Business Services Business

On August 28, 2017, Fusion Telecommunications acquired internet software and services company Birch Communications - Cloud and Business Services Business from Birch Communications

Acquisition Context
  • This is Fusion Telecommunications’ 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Fusion Telecommunications’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fusion Telecommunications’ 1st transaction in Georgia.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 28, 2017
Target Birch Communications - Cloud and Business Services Business
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Fusion Telecommunications
Sellers(s) Birch Communications
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Birch Communications - Cloud and Business Services Business

Macon, Georgia, United States
Birch Communications, Inc. - Cloud and Business Services Business is a provider of cloud services for North America, with more than 150,000 business customers and a 100% Internet Protocol-based network, including 30 data centers, 31,000 fiber route-miles of network, and metro fiber assets in 11 major markets.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Fusion Telecommunications

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Fusion Telecommunications is a provider of unified communications and cloud services to small, medium, and large businesses as well as global communications carriers. Fusion Telecommunications is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 8 of 8
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-15 Apptix

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Apptix, Inc. is a provider of managed and hosted business communication, collaboration, compliance & security, and infrastructure solutions to mid-market and enterprise customers and blue chip channel partners.

Buy $28M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Birch Communications

Macon, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Birch Communications (Formerly Birch Telecom, Inc) competitive local exchange carrier serving the southern and central United States, deploying a next-generation network to provide broadband communication services to small and medium-sized businesses with over 450,000 access lines.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-04 Primus Telecommunications Canada

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Primus Telecommunications Canada, Inc. is an independent full-service telecommunications and cloud service provider serves more than 250,000 businesses and consumers throughout Canada.

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