Divestiture • Construction

Star Construction Acquires Watts Brothers Cable Construction

On June 20, 2014, Star Construction acquired construction company Watts Brothers Cable Construction from Dycom

Acquisition Context
  • This is Star Construction’s 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Star Construction’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Star Construction’s 1st transaction in Kentucky.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 20, 2014
Target Watts Brothers Cable Construction
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Star Construction
Sellers(s) Dycom
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Watts Brothers Cable Construction

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Watts Brothers Cable Construction is a specialized contractor providing services to the telecommunications and cable television industries, to include related industry segments, such as intelligent traffic systems.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Star Construction

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Sector Construction
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Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Construction 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Kentucky 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2014 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Dycom

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Engineering
Employees15,623
Revenue 4.7B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Dycom's headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Entrance to Dycom's headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Dycom is a provider of specialty contracting services to the dynamic telecommunications and infrastructure industry. These services, which are provided throughout the United States and in Canada, include engineering, construction, maintenance, and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others. Dycom was founded in 1969 and is based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Construction 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Kentucky 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2014 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-17 Sage Telecommunications of Colorado

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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