M&A Deal Summary

Zayo Acquires Access Communications

On October 2, 2013, Zayo acquired communications company Access Communications for 41M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zayo’s 15th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Zayo’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zayo’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Zayo’s 1st transaction in Saskatchewan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-02
Target Access Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Zayo
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 41M USD

Target

Access Communications

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Access Communications, Inc. is a provider of metro Bandwidth Infrastructure services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zayo

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Communications
Employees3,700
Revenue 2.6B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
Zayo's corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.
Zayo's corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.

Zayo is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure and network neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo's services allow its customers, which include telecom carriers, wireless service providers, media and content companies, and other bandwidth-intensive businesses, to transport data, voice, video, and internet traffic, as well as to interconnect their networks. Zayo was founded in 2007 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 35
Sector (Communications) 15 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 33
State (Saskatchewan) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 3
Year (2013) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 14
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