Divestiture • Business Services

Vocus Acquires Bentley Data Centre/ ASG Group

On August 13, 2014, Vocus acquired business services company Bentley Data Centre/ ASG Group from ASG Group for 12M AUD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Vocus’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Vocus’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vocus’ 5th transaction in Australia.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 13, 2014
Target Bentley Data Centre/ ASG Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Vocus
Sellers(s) ASG Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 12M AUD

Target Company

Bentley Data Centre/ ASG Group

Perth, Australia
Bentley Data Centre had many long-term, blue-chip customers and would provide the company with extra cross-selling opportunities.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Vocus

Melbourne, Australia

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,933
Revenue 1.8B AUD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Vocus is a telecommunications equipment provider of data centre, dark fibre and international internet connectivity across Australia, NZ, Singapore and the US. Vocus was founded in 2007 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector: Business Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 3 of 3
Country: Australia 5 of 7
Year: 2014 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-21 Data Lock

Auckland, New Zealand

Data Lock Ltd. is a provider of online data backup and protection services.

Sell NZ$600M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-19 FX Networks

Wellington, New Zealand

FX Networks Ltd. is a provider of both products and crafted solutions around high-performance Internet, Ethernet, fibre, voice and storage services to business and the ISP industry.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

ASG Group

Perth, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Information Technology
Revenue 163M AUD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

ASG is an award winning Australian IT business solutions provider, offering IT management and consulting services, business intelligence and thought leadership. Established in 1996, the company’s goal is to provide innovative, high-quality and cost-effective services to its clients.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Australia 1 of 1
Year: 2014 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1