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ADT acquisitions, on the record
The businesses ADT bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
GTCR LLCWord for word“risks related to the Commercial Divestiture and ADT Solar Exit, including ADT’s business becoming less diversified and the possible diversion of management’s attention from ADT’s core Consumer and Small Business (“CSB”) business operations;” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | — | — |
Commercial Divestiture to GTCR LLCWord for word“the commercial transaction between ADT and GTCR LLC (“GTCR”) (the “Commercial Divestiture”); the expected benefits of the Commercial Divestiture and ADT Solar Exit including that the costs of the ADT Solar Exit may exceed our best estimates; the integration of strategic bulk purchases of customer accounts; the strategic investment by and long term partnership with State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (“State Farm”); any repurchases of shares of our common stock under an authorized share repurchase plan; our ability to refinance or reduce debt or improve leverage ratios, or to achieve or maintain our leverage goals; anticipated financial performance, management’s plans and objectives for future operations; the successful development, commercialization, and timing of new or joint products; the expected timing of product commercialization with State Farm or any changes thereto, including the ADT home security program for State Farm; business prospects; outcomes of regulatory proceedings; market conditions; our ability to deploy our business continuity and disaster plans and procedures to successfully respond to catastrophic events; our strategic partnership and ongoing relationship with Google LLC (“Google”); the expected timing of product commercialization with Google or any changes thereto; the successful internal development, commercialization, and timing of our next generation platform and innovative offerings; the successful conversion of customers who continue to utilize outdated technology; the current and future market size for existing, new, or joint products; any stated or implied outcomes with regards to the foregoing; and other matters.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | — |
residential solar business (Solar Business), ADT Solar ExitWord for word“We continue to integrate our acquisitions, as well as to separate certain shared services following the Commercial Divestiture, which may divert management’s attention from our ongoing operations.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | — | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $8.5 billion | — | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $63.5 million | $0 | $37.5 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $352.8 million | $0 | $116.1 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $108.7 million | $496.4 million | $47.2 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $224.6 million | — | $276.3 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $163.5 million | — | $707.1 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $13.1 million | — | $30 million |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — | $123,000 |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-08-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-05-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-07-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-04-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-03-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-12-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-05-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-05-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-04-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-04-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-10-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2023-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-08-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-10-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-09-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-10-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-07-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-07-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-03-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-01-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-08-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-08-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-11-12 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-09-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-04-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-12-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from ADT’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-02. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.