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Cox Enterprises

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Cox Enterprises is a global, family-owned organization with major divisions Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, focused on mobility, connectivity and sustainability.

Focus Areas
Diversified holding company, Communications, Automotive services and technology

Tracked deals

17

17 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

14 buyout · 2 addon · 1 divestiture

Cox Enterprises Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Cox Enterprises. 3 2021 3 2022 4 2023 2 2024 3 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 17 tracked deals for Cox Enterprises.

  • Buyer
    Charter Communications, Inc., Cox Communications (via Cox Enterprises subsidiary arrangement)
    Target
    Cox Communications, Liberty Broadband Corporation
    Seller
    Cox family / Cox Enterprises (implied counterpart to the Cox transaction), Liberty Broadband shareholders (holders of Liberty Broadband common stock and preferred stock)
    Type
    Buyout

    Charter Communications completed its previously announced all-stock transaction with Cox Communications and, concurrently, closed its acquisition of Liberty Broadband. The combined company expands Charter’s Spectrum footprint, adds Cox’s customers and footprint, and brings Liberty Broadband’s assets into Charter’s broadband and mobile platforms.

  • Buyer
    Cox Automotive
    Target
    Fullpath
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Automotive signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Fullpath, an AI-powered customer data platform (CDP) and marketing automation provider for automotive retail, subject to regulatory approval. The deal is designed to combine Fullpath’s identity resolution and AI-driven marketing capabilities with Cox Automotive’s first-party dealership and consumer data to enable more always-on, data-driven dealer marketing.

  • Buyer
    Cox Automotive
    Target
    Alliance Inspection Management (AiM)
    Seller
    Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
    Industry
    Automotive
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Automotive has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Alliance Inspection Management (AiM) from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., giving Cox full ownership of AiM. The move integrates roughly 700 AiM employees into Cox Automotive and expands Manheim's off-site inspection capabilities, bolstering off-lease inspection scale and deploying ~300 additional inspectors to dealer lots nationwide.

  • Buyer
    Charter Communications (including subsidiaries), Cox Enterprises, Cox Communications (commercial fiber and managed IT/cloud acquired by Charter)
    Target
    Cox Communications (commercial fiber and managed IT/cloud businesses), Cox Communications (residential cable business contributed by Cox Enterprises)
    Seller
    Cox Communications, Cox Enterprises
    Type
    Buyout

    Charter Communications and Cox Communications have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a transaction valued at about $34.5 billion. Under the deal, Charter will buy Cox’s commercial fiber and managed IT/cloud businesses, while Cox Enterprises will contribute Cox Communications’ residential cable business to Charter Holdings, and the combined company is expected to be named Cox Communications after closing.

  • Buyer
    Cox Automotive
    Target
    Fleet Services by Cox Automotive (formerly Dickinson Fleet Services)
    Seller
    Mike Dickinson, Ted Coltrain
    Industry
    Automotive
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Automotive acquired the remaining minority ownership stakes in its Fleet Services business from Mike Dickinson and Ted Coltrain, consolidating full ownership after initially acquiring Dickinson Fleet Services in 2020. The move supports Cox's long-term commitment to expand mobile maintenance and emergency mobile services across the U.S.; Coltrain will retire and Dickinson will remain in a consultancy role.

  • Buyer
    Segra, Cox Communications
    Target
    Unite Private Networks
    Type
    Addon

    Segra and Unite Private Networks (UPN) have completed a planned brand merger and will operate under the Segra name, creating a larger fiber-focused connectivity provider. The combined company expands Segra's network and commercial technology solutions across the U.S.; Segra is a standalone fiber company owned by Cox Communications.

  • Buyer
    Cox Enterprises
    Target
    OpenGov
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Enterprises has made a majority investment in OpenGov, valuing the public-sector cloud software company at approximately $1.8 billion. The investment gives Cox control and is intended to accelerate OpenGov's cloud and AI product development while supporting long-term growth serving state and local governments across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Cox Automotive
    Target
    Corcoran's Mobile Services
    Seller
    Ron Corcoran
    Industry
    Automotive
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Automotive has acquired Corcoran's Mobile Services (CMS), a Houston-headquartered provider of mobile fleet maintenance and repair operating across 30 states. The acquisition expands Cox Automotive’s fleet services footprint and capabilities, bringing Corcoran’s decades of fleet-maintenance experience into Cox’s Mobility Fleet Services organization.

  • Buyer
    Cox Communications
    Target
    Unite Private Networks (UPN)
    Seller
    Ridgemont Equity Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Communications agreed to acquire the remaining ownership stake in Unite Private Networks (UPN) from Ridgemont Equity Partners, completing the deal in July 2023. UPN will be combined with Cox-owned Segra to form a new standalone commercial fiber company that expands Cox's fiber footprint and commercial services for enterprise, education and government customers.

  • Buyer
    Cox Automotive
    Target
    FleetNet America
    Seller
    ArcBest
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Automotive has acquired FleetNet America from ArcBest, combining Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Operations with FleetNet’s emergency mobile services, mobile truck repair, towing and preventative maintenance capabilities. The deal expands Cox’s fleet-service footprint and service-provider network across North America, bringing together proprietary technology, data insights and a nationwide service network to maximize fleet uptime.

  • Buyer
    Cox Communications
    Target
    Logicworks
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Communications has acquired New York-based Logicworks, a managed cloud services provider that helps customers migrate, run and operate workloads on AWS and Azure. The deal will combine Logicworks with Cox Business’ RapidScale unit to broaden Cox’s cloud managed services capabilities and offer expanded cloud solutions to commercial customers across healthcare, education, financial services and government markets.

  • Buyer
    Cox Enterprises
    Target
    Axios Media Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Cox Enterprises has acquired Axios Media Inc., the digital news publisher known for its Smart Brevity format. The deal follows a prior investment in 2021 and is intended to help scale Axios into more cities, expand coverage across national topics and premium professional niches while leaving Axios founders with substantial stakes and operational control.

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