M&A Deal Summary

SpeedCast Acquires SatComms Australia

On May 13, 2014, SpeedCast acquired communications company SatComms Australia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SpeedCast’s 4th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is SpeedCast’s 3rd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-05-13
Target SatComms Australia
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) SpeedCast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SatComms Australia

Birtinya, Australia
SatComms Australia (“SatComms”) is a specialized provider of mobile and fixed satellite solutions in the Australian market and in the Asia-Pacific region. The company services customers in the natural resources, maritime and Government sectors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SpeedCast

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

SpeedCast is a global network solutions provider, enabling critical communications on land and at sea. Providing high-quality managed network services in over 40 countries, SpeedCast delivers unparalleled capabilities for satellite services to meet both corporate and carrier requirements. With 14 international points of presence and 16 teleport operations, SpeedCast is your local partner from Asia to the world. SpeedCast was formed in 1999 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Communications M&A 4 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: Australia M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-04 Pactel International

Sydney, Australia

Pactel International is a provider of satellite communications. Offerings range from commercial and corporate to carrier-grade networks that support services such as Internet, private WAN, telephony and voice and mobile GSM. Pactel International was founded in 1999 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-18 Oceanic Broadband Solutions Pty.

Worongary, Australia

Oceanic Broadband Solutions Pty. Ltd. is a provider of high speed, business grade satellite internet, telephony and IPTV services.

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