M2 Group inactive
Aggressive consolidator that bought many ISPs (Dodo, iPrimus, People Telecom, Eftel); merged with Vocus in 2016 (M2 GROUP PTY LTD, ACN 091 575 021).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| M2 Group | 2004 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 2004 | M2 Telecommunications Group established. | |
| death | 2016 | Merged with Vocus to form Vocus Group. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | Protel Communications | M2 Telecommunications acquired Protel Communications International in Feb 2005 (M2's first major acquisition. | Feb 2005 | news |
| incoming | acquisition | Orion Telecommunications | M2 Group merged with Orion Telecommunications via scheme (approved Sep 2007, completed Oct 2007. | Oct 2007 | official |
| incoming | acquisition | Southern Cross Telco | Southern Cross Telco came to M2 automatically via the Orion scheme (Orion's largest subsidiary since 2004, not a separate acquisition. | Oct 2007 | wikipedia |
| incoming | acquisition | Tenex Communications | M2 Telecommunications acquired all customers and business assets of Tenex Communications in Jun 2007. | Jun 2007 | official |
| incoming | acquisition | Wholesale Communications Group | M2 Telecommunications completed purchase of Wholesale Communications Group in May 2007. | May 2007 | official |
| incoming | acquisition | People Telecom | 100% M2 acquired People Telecom for ~A$17m. |
2008 | news |
| incoming | acquisition | Unitel Australia | M2 Telecommunications acquired Unitel Australia (announced 4 Feb 2008, completed 22 Feb 2008; $10m + up to $2.5m earnout. | Feb 2008 | official |
| incoming | acquisition | Commander | M2 Telecommunications acquired Commander Communications' SME/telco business under Asset Sale Deed 2 Jun 2009 (completed 15-16 Jun 2009: all SME contracts + OneStream data network + Commander/OneStream/Australia Star/Call Australia/Newtel brands + Unitel wholesale (bought Feb 2008; $19m ex-inventory. | Jun 2009 | official official |
| incoming | acquisition | Clever Communications | M2 Telecommunications acquired Clever Communications' SMB assets (off-net fixed/mobile/data/VPN contracts + dealers, ~$8m revenue via People Telecom subsidiary; announced 15 Apr 2010, completed 1 May 2010, $5m (upfront+deferred. Remainder of Clever went to BigAir Jan 2011. | 1 May 2010 | news official |
| incoming | acquisition | iPrimus | 100% M2 acquired iPrimus ($192M. |
2012 | news |
| incoming | acquisition | Dodo | 100% M2 acquired Dodo ($203.9M. |
2013 | news |
| incoming | acquisition | Eftel | 100% M2 acquired Eftel for ~A$44.1m. |
2013 | news |
| outgoing | merger | Vocus | M2 arm M2 Group merged with Vocus to form Vocus Group. |
2016 | news |