Dex Media, Inc.
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Dex Media, Inc. - overview
Established
2002
Location
Englewood, CO, US
Primary Industry
Marketing/Advertising
About
Based in Colorado, US, and formed in 2002, Dex Media, Inc. is a provider of print directories and internet-based local search for 14 western and midwestern states of the United States. Later, the company engaged in providing digital marketing solutions, such as online display, social media marketing, online listings management, online business listings, yellow pages advertisement. The company was formed for the purpose of acquiring Qwest Dex telephone directories, Dex Media East.
As the official publisher for Qwest Communications International Inc. , Dex published 44. 5 million copies of 269 white and yellow Page directories in 2004. In November 2002 Carlyle and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe agreed to acquire Qwest Communications’ Yellow Pages Unit, QwestDex, for USD 7.
05 billion. QwestDex was renamed Dex Media. In 2004, Dex Media held its IPO, pricing 53. 1 million shares at USD 19 (USD 23-USD 26 share range), raising USD 1.
01bn. And in 2005, R. H Donnelly (now Dex One Corporation) agreed to acquire the company for approximately USD 4. 2 billion.
As of 2007, the company has approximately 2,300 employees. Dex Media was acquired by YP Holdings in 2017. Dex Media’s services include search engine marketing service (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), online display, social media marketing, online listings management, online business listings, yellow pages advertisement, awareness products, performance tracking program, website designing, and more. The company generates revenue through subscription of its product packages, which include DexHub (USD 199 per month), DexHub Plus (USD 299 per month), and DexHub Premium (USD 399 per month), as well as DexLnk Basic (USD 49 per month), DexLnk Plus (USD 99 per month), and DexLnk Premium (USD 149 per month).
Current Investors
SR Capital Advisors
Primary Industry
Marketing/Advertising
Sub Industries
Commercial Printing, eMarketing/Digital Marketing, Web Development, Search Engines, Domain & SEO Services, Information Services, Literary Publishing
Website
www.dexmedia.com
Verticals
AdTech
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Amount Raised
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Dex Media, Inc. - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Sale | Completed | YP Holdings | - | ||||||||
| Trade Sale | Completed | Dex Media, Inc. | - | ||||||||
| IPO | Completed | Dex Media, Inc. | - | ||||||||
| Buyout | Completed | Dex Media, Inc. | - | ||||||||
| Buyout | Completed | Dex Media, Inc. | - |
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