M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2013-08-05 |
| Target | Baja Broadband |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Telephone & Data Systems |
| Sellers(s) | M/C Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 268M USD |
| Advisor(s) | RBC Capital Markets (Financial) Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 9,200 |
| Revenue | 5.2B USD (2023) |
Telephone & Data Systems provides wireless; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 5.8 million customers nationwide through its subsidiaries TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular. Telephone & Data Systems was founded in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 8 |
| Sector (Communications) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 6 of 8 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 8 |
| Year (2013) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-11 |
Vital Support Systems
Urbandale, Iowa, United States Vital Support Systems, is a provider of comprehensive suite of products and services, including: planning, engineering, procurement, installation, and management of IT infrastructure hardware solutions from world-class Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The breadth and depth of technical certifications held by team members has allowed Vital to achieve the highest level partner status with its vendors, including: Cisco Gold, HP Elite, EMC Velocity Premier, VMWare Premier and Microsoft Gold. |
Buy | $45M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 |
Mountain States Networking
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States MSN Communications, Inc. (dba Mountain States Networking) is a network solutions provider. |
Buy | $40M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.4B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
M/C Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that targets communications, media and information technology companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. M/C looks to invest $10 to $50 million per transaction and is usually the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies. Areas of interest include cable system operators, wireline communications services, fixed wireless broadband operators, media/content, mobile wireless data software and services and operators, wireless tower operators and on-demand software companies. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital and seed capital financing. M/C partners was formerly known as Chestnut Street Partners. M/C Partners was founded in 1986. The Firm is based in Boston with additional offices in San Francisco and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 31 |
| Sector (Communications) | 11 of 20 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 10 of 16 |
| State (New Mexico) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 14 of 26 |
| Year (2013) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 9 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-11 |
Lightower Fiber Networks
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States Lightower Fiber Networks LLC is a fiber network and broadband service provider in the Northeast, offering over 4,600 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport, alternative access, and nationwide long haul services. |
Buy | $2.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-11 |
GTS Central Europe
Warszawa, Poland GTS Central Europe is a provider of integrated telecommunications services in Central and Eastern Europe. The company has extensive network and data center infrastructure, as well as a strong portfolio of services focused on business customers. |
Sell | €546M |
