American Tower Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions


American Tower Corporation

116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Tel:1/617/375-7500
URL: http://www.americantower.com
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
AMT - Common Stock-Cl A - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Telecom Services
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

American Tower Corporation M&A History


American Tower Corp acquires Cincinnati Bell Inc-Wireless from Cincinnati Bell Inc (pending) American Tower Corp acquires  Cincinnati Bell Inc-Wireless from Cincinnati Bell Inc (pending)Nov 18, 2009

US - American Tower Corp definitively agreed to acquire ### wireless communications towers, located in Ohio and Kentucky, of Cincinnati Bell Inc, a provider of telecommunications, telemarketing, cellular mobile telephone and long distance communication services, for USD ### mil.

American Tower Corp acquires Transcend Infrastructure Ltd from Insight Infrastructure Pte Ltd American Tower Corp acquires  Transcend Infrastructure Ltd from Insight Infrastructure Pte LtdOct 29, 2009

INDIA - American Tower Corp of the US acquired the entire share capital of Transcend Infrastructure Ltd, a Kolkata- based provider of telecommunication services, from Insight Infrastructure Pte Ltd, for INR ### mil (USD ##.### mil) in cash.

American Tower Corp acquires XCEL Telecom Pvt Ltd American Tower Corp acquires XCEL Telecom Pvt LtdMay 27, 2009

INDIA - American Tower Corp (AT) of the US acquired XCEL Telecom Pvt Ltd (XT), a telecommunication towers owned and operator. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Originally, AT was rumored to

American Tower Corp is rumored to be planning to acquire Essar Telecom Infrastructure from Essar Group American Tower Corp is rumored to be planning to acquire  Essar Telecom Infrastructure from Essar GroupMay 14, 2009

INDIA - American Tower Corp of the US was rumoured to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of Essar Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based provider of telecommunication services, from Essar Group.

American Tower Corp is rumored to be planning to acquire IMIL from Keffi Group Ltd American Tower Corp is rumored to be planning to acquire  IMIL from Keffi Group LtdApr 01, 2009

INDIA - American Tower Corp was rumoured to be planning to acquire Independent Mobile Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a Gurgaon-based owner and operator of communication towers.

American Tower Corp acquires SpectraSite Inc American Tower Corp acquires SpectraSite IncAug 08, 2005

US - American Tower Corp (ATC) merged with SpectraSite Inc (SSI), an owner and operator of wireless communications towers, in a stock swap transaction valued at $#.### bil. ATC offered #.### Class A common shares per SSI share. Based

SES Americom Inc acquires Verestar Inc from American Tower Corp SES Americom Inc acquires Verestar Inc from American Tower CorpDec 01, 2004

US - SES AMERICOM, a unit of SES Global Co, acquired bankrupt Verestar Inc (VI), a provider of satellite telecommunications services, from American Tower Corp (ATC), for $##.# mil in cash. The transaction was approved by the US Bankruptcy Court

Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Amer Tower Corp-Constr Svcs(2) from American Tower Corp Undisclosed Acquiror acquires Amer Tower Corp-Constr Svcs(2) from American Tower CorpNov 30, 2004

US - American Tower Corp, an owner and operator of communication tower divested its # construction services to an undisclosed acquiror, for an estimated $## mil plus the assumption of undisclosed amount in liabilities.The transaction was subject to customary conditions.

Andrew Corp acquires ATC Tower Svcs Inc-Cert Asts from American Tower Corp (pending) Andrew Corp acquires ATC Tower Svcs Inc-Cert Asts from American Tower Corp (pending)Oct 19, 2004

US - Andrew Corp definitively agreed to acquire certain assets of ATC Tower Services Inc, a provider of site installation services and a unit of American Tower Corp, for an estimated $## mil in cash and the assumption of an undisclosed

Dielectric Communications acquires Kline Towers from American Tower Corp Dielectric Communications acquires Kline Towers from American Tower CorpMar 02, 2004

US - Dielectric Communications, a majority-owned unit of SPX Corp, acquired Kline Towers, a manufacturer of broadcasting antennas, and a majority-owned unit of American Tower Corp's ##%-owned Kline Iron & Steel Co Inc subsidiary.

Global Tower Partners acquires American Tower Corp-Certain from American Tower Corp Global Tower Partners acquires American Tower Corp-Certain from American Tower CorpOct 31, 2003

US - Global Tower Partners acquired certain assets of American Tower Corp, an owner and operator of communications towers.

WesTower Leasing Holdings Ltd acquires WesTower Leasing Canada Inc from American Tower Corp WesTower Leasing Holdings Ltd acquires WesTower Leasing Canada Inc from American Tower CorpSep 30, 2003

CANADA - WesTower Leasing Holdings Ltd acquired all the outstanding stock of WesTower Leasing Canada Inc, an owner, operator and lesser of wireless communications towers, from SpectraSite Inc.

Rare Medium Group Inc withdraws offer for Verestar Inc Rare Medium Group Inc withdraws offer for Verestar IncSep 02, 2003

US - SkyTerra Communications Inc, formerly Rare Medium Group Inc, withdrew its definitive agreement to acquire ##.#% interest in bankrupt Verestar Inc (VI), a provider of satellite telecommunications services, from American Tower Corp (ATC), for $# mil in cash. Originally

Unisite Inc acquires Stateline Commun-Towe Assets from Stateline Communications Unisite Inc acquires Stateline Commun-Towe Assets from Stateline CommunicationsFeb 18, 2003

US - Unisite Inc, a unit of American Tower Corp, acquired tower assets from Stateline Communications, a provider of telecommunications services.

Investor Group acquires Maritime Telecommun Network from American Tower Corp through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires Maritime Telecommun Network from American Tower Corp through a leveraged buyoutFeb 11, 2003

US - A management-led investor group, including Falconhead Capital, acquired Maritime Telecommunications Network Inc, a provider of mobile telcommunication services and a unit of American Tower Corp's (ATC) Verestar Inc (VE) subsidiary, for an estimated $## mil, in a

SPX Corp acquires American Tower Corp-Flash from American Tower Corp SPX Corp acquires American Tower Corp-Flash from American Tower CorpJan 20, 2003

US - SPX Corp acquired the flash technology unit of American Tower Corp, a manufacturer of aviation lighting systems. Terms were not disclosed.

American Tower Corp acquires NII Holding-Mexican Towers from NII Holding Corp (pending) American Tower Corp acquires NII Holding-Mexican Towers from NII Holding Corp (pending)Dec 10, 2002

MEXICO - American Tower Corp agreed to acquire ### Mexican communications towers, for #.## bil Mexican pesos ($### mil US), from NII Holding Corp, an investor group.

Verestar Inc acquires InterPacket Networks Inc Verestar Inc acquires InterPacket Networks IncMar 07, 2001

US - Verestar Inc, a unit of American Tower Corp, acquired InterPacket Networks Inc, a provider of satellite based broadband services.

American Tower Corp acquires Iusacell-Communication Towers from Movil@ccess SA American Tower Corp acquires Iusacell-Communication Towers from Movil@ccess SAFeb 27, 2001

MEXICO - American Tower Corp acquired ### communication towers from Grupo Iusacell SA, a provider of telecommunication services. Terms were not disclosed.

American Tower Corp acquires AT&T Corp-Towers(12) from AT&T Inc American Tower Corp acquires AT&T Corp-Towers(12) from AT&T IncDec 04, 2000

US - American Tower Corp acquired ## towers from AT&T Corp, a telecommunications company, for $.# mil in cash.

American Tower Corporation M&A Summary


American Tower Corporation has made 28 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. American Tower Corporation has 10 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009200
2008000
2007000
2006000
2005100
2004003
2003104
2002000
2001200
2000910
19991000
1998001
1997201
1996000
1995000
1994100
1993000
1992000
1991000
1990000
1989000
1988001
Total28110

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