M&A Deal Summary

NTT Communications Acquires Verio

On November 8, 2000, NTT Communications acquired information technology company Verio for 5.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NTT Communications’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is NTT Communications’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is NTT Communications’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is NTT Communications’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-11-08
Target Verio
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) NTT Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 5.5B USD

Target

Verio

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Verio, Inc. is a provider of web hosting and managed services to small- and medium-sized businesses.

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Buyer

NTT Communications

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION
NTT Communications office in downtown Tokyo, Japan.
NTT Communications office in downtown Tokyo, Japan.

NTT Communications is a provider of information and communication technology services, with expertise in private networks, cloud, hosting, and IP networking services. Its extensive global IT infrastructure includes highly reliable low-latency private networks, expansive MPLS IP-VPN coverage, Ethernet VPN, Tier1 global IP backbone networks with one of the highest available transpacific capabilities, and secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Communications was formed in 1952 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 11
State (Colorado) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
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Hamilton, Bermuda

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