CALGARY – Shaw Communications has finalized its acquisition of Denver-based call centre company ViaWest from Oak Hill Capital Partners and other shareholders.
The deal, announced in July, has an enterprise value of US$1.2 billion. Led by co-founder, president and CEO Nancy Phillips, ViaWest will continue to operate from its Denver headquarters as a stand-alone wholly owned subsidiary of Shaw.
"The ViaWest acquisition provides Shaw a growth platform in the attractive North American data centre sector and is another significant step in expanding our technology offerings for mid-market enterprises in Western Canada," said Shaw's CEO Brad Shaw, in the announcement. “We are delighted to welcome the ViaWest management team and employees to Shaw and we look forward to jointly delivering on ViaWest's next phase of growth in the U.S. and using the ViaWest expertise to accelerate the development of our Canadian data centre platform.”
