Investment Summary

3i Private Equity Invests In DNA Oy

On June 1, 2007, private equity firm 3i Private Equity invested in communications company DNA Oy

Investment Highlights
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 6th transaction in Finland.
Investment Fate
  • DNA Oy was sold to a strategic buyer in 2009.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-06-01
Target DNA Oy
Sector Communications
Investor(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

DNA Oy

Vantaa, Finland
DNA Oy is a Finland-based telecommunications group offering high-quality voice call, data, mobile and digital television services.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 158 of 251
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 9 of 16
Country: Finland M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2007 M&A 14 of 30
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 MSC & SGCC SAS

Vourles, France

MSC is a world leader in on-line inspection of hollow glass production.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-12 Eltel

Bromma, Sweden

Eltel is a provider of technical services for the critical infrastructure networks – Infranets – of our society when it comes to power, communication, and transportation. Eltel provides a broad and integrated range of services, spanning from maintenance and upgrade services to project deliveries. Eltel was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bromma, Sweden.

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