M&A Deal Summary

Suddenlink Acquires Excell Communications

On November 1, 2012, Suddenlink acquired construction company Excell Communications from Cequel III

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Suddenlink’s 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Suddenlink’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Suddenlink’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-01
Target Excell Communications
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Suddenlink
Sellers(s) Cequel III
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Excell Communications

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Excell Communications, Inc. is project firms serving the telecommunications industry that provides site acquisition, engineering, environmental and regulatory compliance, general contracting, maintenance, construction, and other project management. Excell Communications was founded in 1998 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Suddenlink

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Communications
Employees6,000
Revenue 1.9B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Suddenlink is a major U.S. cable broadband provider, supporting the information, communication and entertainment demands of approximately 1.3 million customers in North Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and California. Suddenlink was formed in 2003 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Construction) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cequel III

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cequel III LLC is a specialist investment and management firm focused on the development of cable and telecommunications companies. Cequel was formed in 2002 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector (Construction) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 8
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-19 Suddenlink

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Suddenlink is a major U.S. cable broadband provider, supporting the information, communication and entertainment demands of approximately 1.3 million customers in North Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and California. Suddenlink was formed in 2003 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sell $6.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-03 AdHost

Seattle, Washington, United States

Adhost is a data center provider delivering complete server colocation, virtual cloud servers, and managed server solutions via three secure, carrier-neutral Seattle data centers. AdHost is based in Seattle, Washington.

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