Communications Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquire.fyi monitors the latest mergers and acquisitions. In the Communications sector in 2026, 25 M&A deals have pushed the total transaction value to $8.3B.
M&A Deals (2026)
25
13.6% vs 2025 year-to-date
Total Value (2026)
$8.3B
47.7% vs 2025 year-to-date
Median Deal Size (2026)
$485M
81.3% vs 2025 year-to-date
Megadeals: >$500M
2
60% vs 2025 year-to-date

M&A Deal Volume & Value

Historical performance in the Communications sector.

Source: Acquire.fyi, Jan 1, 2025 - Jul 13, 2026.

Top Categories by Volume (2026 YTD)

Most active categories within the Communications sector.

Billboards 2 Deals
Advertising 2 Deals
Outdoor Media 2 Deals

Source: Acquire.fyi, Jan 1, 2026 - Jul 13, 2026.

Top Communications Deals (Last 12 Months)

Largest mergers and acquisitions by disclosed deal value.

Acquirer Target Type Value Headline
MTN Group Limited IHS Holding Limited Merger $6.2B MTN Group Limited to merge with IHS Holding Limited in $6,200.0M cash deal
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. TEGNA Inc. Acquisition $6.2B Nexstar Media Group, Inc. to acquire TEGNA Inc. in $6,200.0M cash deal
T-Mobile US, Inc. UScellular Acquisition $4.3B T-Mobile US, Inc. acquires UScellular in $4,300.0M cash and debt assumption deal
SES S.A. Intelsat Acquisition $2.6B SES S.A. acquires Intelsat in $2,600.0M cash and certain contingent value rights deal
Liberty Global Ltd Vodafone Group Plc Acquisition $1B Liberty Global Ltd to acquire Vodafone Group Plc in $1,000.0M cash and stock deal
Cable One, Inc. Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC Acquisition $485M Cable One, Inc. to acquire Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC in $485.0M cash and indebtedness deal
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Alkira Acquisition $475M Lumen Buys Alkira to Push Deeper Into Cloud Networking
Bluebird Fiber Everstream Sale of substantially all of its operations $384.6M Bluebird Fiber acquires Everstream in $384.6M deal
Allen Family Digital, LLC BuzzFeed, Inc. Majority investment $120M Byron Allen Takes Control of BuzzFeed in $120 Million Deal
Liberty Global Ltd. UPC Slovakia Sale $110M Liberty Global Ltd. to acquire UPC Slovakia in $110.0M cash deal

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