M&A Deal Summary

VeriSign Acquires 3united Mobile Solutions AG

On February 13, 2006, VeriSign acquired internet software and services company 3united Mobile Solutions AG for 66M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VeriSign’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is VeriSign’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is VeriSign’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-02-13
Target 3united Mobile Solutions AG
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) VeriSign
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 66M USD

Target

3united Mobile Solutions AG

Vienna, Austria
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3united Mobile Solutions AG (3united), a wireless applications service provider based in Vienna, Austria. 3united is a provider in premium SMS, m-commerce and mobile content solutions and serves as the international hub for all Central and Eastern Europe in the field of Premium SMS.

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Buyer

VeriSign

Reston, Virginia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Information Technology
Employees900
Revenue 1.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to VerSign's corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
Entrance to VerSign's corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

VeriSign is a global provider of domain name registry services which power the navigation of the Internet by operating a global infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. VeriSign's product suite also includes Network Intelligence and Availability Services consisting of Distributed Denial of Service Protection Services, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed Domain Name System Services. VeriSign was formed in 1995 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 17
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 8 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 17
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-11 CallVision

Seattle, Washington, United States

CallVision is a provider of e-billing and related customer relationship management applications which enable clients to leverage billing data into richer and more valuable online interactions with their customers.

Buy $30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-01 GeoTrust

Mountain View, California, United States

GeoTrust, a certificate authority, provides retail and reseller services for SSL encryption, and website authentication, digital signatures, code signing, secure email, and enterprise SSL products.

Buy $125M
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