M&A Deal Summary

Verizon Communications Acquires TracFone Wireless

On September 14, 2020, Verizon Communications acquired communications company TracFone Wireless from America Movil

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Verizon Communications’ 12th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Verizon Communications’ 31st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Verizon Communications’ 2nd transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-14
Target TracFone Wireless
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Verizon Communications
Sellers(s) America Movil
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

TracFone Wireless

Miami, Florida, United States
TracFone Wireless is a prepaid, no-contract wireless service provider with more than 20 million subscribers through a network of over 90,000 retail locations nationwide. TracFone Wireless was formed in 1996 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Verizon Communications

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Communications
Employees99,600
Revenue 134.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Verizon storefront in New York City.
Verizon storefront in New York City.

Verizon Communications is a provider of communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. Verizon offers voice, data and video services and solutions on wireless and wireline networks that are designed to meet customers’ demand for mobility, network connectivity, security and control. Verizon Communications was founded in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 36
Sector: Communications M&A 12 of 15
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Florida M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 31 of 34
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-16 Blue Jeans Network

Mountain View, California, United States

Blue Jeans Network’s mission is to make video communications as easy and pervasive as audio communications, enabling more effective collaboration at work, at home, and on the road. Its cloud-based conferencing service makes this possible by enabling customers to connect with each other seamlessly anytime, anywhere, and from practically any device. The Blue Jeans Network extends high quality video communications beyond the traditional boundaries of specialized conference rooms and into the mainstream, allowing individuals and employees throughout an enterprise to interact more effectively with each other, and with their customers, partners, suppliers, family, and friends.

Buy $400M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-19 Bluegrass Cellular

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

Bluegrass Cellular provides wireless service to 210,000 customers in 34 counties in rural service areas 3, 4 and 5 in central Kentucky.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

America Movil

Mexico City, Mexico

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Communications
Employees179,942
Revenue 869.2B MXN (2024)
DESCRIPTION

America Movil is an integrated telecommunications services company that offers customers a portfolio of value-added services and enhanced communications solutions in 22 countries in Latin America, Central, and Eastern Europe. América Movil was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-02 Telefonos de Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Telefonos de Mexico is a telecommunications company. TELMEX and its subsidiaries provide a wide range of telecommunications services, data and video transmission and Internet access, as well as integrated telecommunications solutions to its corporate customers. Telefonos de Mexico is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

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