Add-on Acquisition • Communications

Telephone & Data Systems Acquires BendBroadband

On September 2, 2014, Telephone & Data Systems acquired communications company BendBroadband for 261M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Telephone & Data Systems’ 4th transaction in the Communications sector.
This is Telephone & Data Systems’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Telephone & Data Systems’ 8th transaction in the United States.
This is Telephone & Data Systems’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	September 2, 2014
Target	BendBroadband
Sector	Communications
Buyer(s)	Telephone & Data Systems
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	261M USD

Target Company

BendBroadband

Bend, Oregon, United States

BendBroadband is a full-service communications company, offering an extensive range of broadband, fiber connectivity, cable television, and telephone services for commercial and residential customers.

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Buyer

Telephone & Data Systems

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1968
Sector	Communications
Employees	7,900
Revenue	5.0B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

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 Context for Buyer	#
Overall	8 of 8
Sector: Communications	4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition	8 of 8
State: Oregon	1 of 1
Country: United States	8 of 8
Year: 2014	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	2 of 6

PREVIOUS DEAL

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

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

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2015-05-20	Mountain States Networking Salt Lake City, Utah, United States MSN Communications, Inc. (dba Mountain States Networking) is a network solutions provider.	Sell	-