United States Cellular - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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United States Cellular M&A Summary

United States Cellular has acquired 5 companies. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

United States Cellular’s largest acquisition to date was in 2002, when it acquired PrimeCo Personal Communications for $610M. United States Cellular has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

United States Cellular Business Overview

Where is United States Cellular headquartered?

United States Cellular is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

What is United States Cellular’s revenue?

United States Cellular disclosed revenue of 4,169M USD for 2022 and 4,122M USD for 2021.

How many employees does United States Cellular have?

United States Cellular has 5,300 employees.

What sector is United States Cellular in?

United States Cellular is a communications company.

When was United States Cellular founded?

United States Cellular was founded in 1983.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity1
    • M&A Buy Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

United States Cellular

United States Cellular Corp.

8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700,
Chicago, Illinois 60631
United States,
(773) 399-8900
www.uscellular.com

United States Cellular is a provider of cellular communication to individuals and businesses and services the communication needs of mid-sized and rural markets in the US. United States Cellular was founded in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $610M $610M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PrimeCo Personal Communications LLC 2002-05-10 610M USD Add-on Acquisition
Itasca, Illinois · www.primeco.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 1 (100%) 610M (100%) - -
Total 1 $610M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 610M - -
  Illinois 1 610M - -
Total 1 $610M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $610M
TOTAL $610M
Largest PrimeCo Personal Communications LLC
$610M (2002-05-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

4,169   2% 2022
4,122   3% 2021
4,037   1% 2020
4,022   2% 2019
3,967   2% 2018
3,890   2% 2017
3,939   2% 2016
3,997   3% 2015
3,893   1% 2014
3,918   12% 2013
4,452   2012
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Employees

5,300

Established

1983

Public

NYSE: USM

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