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Quebecor Acquires Vidéotron Telecom

On December 22, 2006, Quebecor acquired communications company Vidéotron Telecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quebecor’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Quebecor’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Quebecor’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-12-22
Target Vidéotron Telecom
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Quebecor
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vidéotron Telecom

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vidéotron Telecom Ltée was a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier providing local, long distance, Internet access and data services to businesses in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Buyer

Quebecor

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Communications
Employees11,000
Revenue 5.6B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Quebecor is a telecommunications, entertainment, news media, and culture-integrated communications company. Driven by the determination to deliver the best possible customer experience, all of Quebecor’s subsidiaries and brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform, convergent products and services. Quebecor was founded in 1965 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
State: Quebec M&A 1 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 6
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-03-01 Sun Media

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sun Media Corp. is a Canada's English language newspapers and specialty publications, as well as digital properties.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-03 Osprey Media Publishing

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Osprey Media Group is one of the one of the largest community newspaper companies in Canada.

Buy $414M
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