M&A Deal Summary

Qwest Communications International Acquires US West Communications

On June 30, 2000, Qwest Communications International acquired communications company US West Communications for 36.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Qwest Communications International’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Qwest Communications International’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Qwest Communications International’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Qwest Communications International’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-06-30
Target US West Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Qwest Communications International
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 36.5B USD

Target

US West Communications

Denver, Colorado, United States
US West Communications, Inc. was a provider of local and long distance telephone services, data transmission services, cable television services, and wireless communications in the Midwest and Western regions of US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Qwest Communications International

Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Communications
Employees24,900
Revenue 13.8B USD (2006)
DESCRIPTION

Qwest Communications International, Inc. provides communications services to residential, business, governmental, and wholesale clients in the United states and internationally.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Communications) 2 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-06-05 LCI International

McLean, Virginia, United States

LCI International, Inc. is a long-distance telephone and telecommunications company, originating and placing telephone calls throughout the continental United States and placing calls in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-08-19 Dex Media

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dex Media, Inc. engages in the publication and marketing of directories in the US. The company also offers Internet-based telephone directory and database marketing services.

Sell $7.1B
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