M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-07-02 |
| Target | AboveNet |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Zayo |
| Sellers(s) | TA Associates |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 2.2B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Moelis & Co. J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial) Wiggin (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 3,700 |
| Revenue | 2.6B USD (2018) |
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 | 12 of 35 |
| Sector (Communications) | 11 of 25 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 12 of 33 |
| State (New York) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 12 of 28 |
| Year (2012) | 3 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-01 |
Arialink Broadband
Brighton, Michigan, United States Arialink Broadband LLC is a fiber optic service provider. Arialink provides Ethernet, dark fiber and optical transport services to education, government agency and enterprise customers across its 437 on-net building footprint. |
Buy | $18M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-04 |
FiberGate
Alexandria, Virginia, United States FiberGate, Inc. is a provider of Dark Fiber services. |
Buy | $117M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| PE ASSETS | 65.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 160 of 255 |
| Sector (Communications) | 13 of 15 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 91 of 130 |
| State (New York) | 13 of 16 |
| Country (United States) | 147 of 206 |
| Year (2012) | 6 of 9 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 67 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-22 |
Fotolia
New York, United States Fotolia is a provider of micro-priced stock images on the Web. Fotolia provides professional and amateur photographers with the ability to connect with more than 800,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-11 |
Forgame Holdings
Shenzhen, China Forgame Holdings is a developer and publisher of online, browser-based games. The company develops, distributes and markets games through company-owned portals and more than 100 third-party portals and platforms. Forgame Holdings was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Shenzhen, China. |
Buy | - |
