Freenet - M&A Summary and Business Overview

CommunicationsCompany

Freenet M&A Summary

Freenet has acquired 3 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Freenet’s largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired Debitel France SA for $1.8B. Freenet has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (100%).

Freenet Business Overview

Where is Freenet headquartered?

Freenet is headquartered in Budelsdorf, Germany.

What is Freenet’s revenue?

Freenet disclosed revenue of 2,627M EUR for 2023 and 2,557M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Freenet have?

Freenet has 3,645 employees.

What sector is Freenet in?

Freenet is a communications company.

When was Freenet founded?

Freenet was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity2
- M&A Buy Activity2
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 2
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
M&A Advisors 1

Freenet

Freenet AG

Hollerstrasse 126,
Budelsdorf, 24782
Germany,
+49 4331 69 1000
www.freenet-group.de

Freenet is a German telecommunications and web content provider. Freenet was founded in 2005 and is based in Budelsdorf, Germany.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$1.8B						$1.8B
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								2

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
freenet digital GmbH	2013-12-16	-	Add-on Acquisition
Berlin, Germany · www.freenetdigital.com
Debitel France SA	2008-07-06	1.8B EUR	Add-on Acquisition
Chaville, France · www.debitel.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Communications		2 (100%)	1.8B (100%)	-	-
Total		2	$1.8B	-	-

By Geo

State/Country	Buy	Value	Sell	Value
France	1	1.8B	-	-
Germany	1	-	-	-
Domestic	1 (50%)	-	-	-
Cross-border	1 (50%)	1.8B (100%)	-	-
Total	2	$1.8B	-	-

Top M&A Advisors

Financial	Deals
Arma Partners LLP	1

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
> $1B	1	$1.8B
TOTAL		$1.8B
Largest	Debitel France SA $1.8B (2008-07-06)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	100%	2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

2,627 3%	2023
2,557 1%	2022
2,556 1%	2021
2,576 13%	2020
2,933 2%	2019
2,897 18%	2018
3,507 5%	2017
3,362 8%	2016
3,118	2015
(millions of EUR)	Show More Show Less

Employees

3,645

Established

2005

Public

Frankfurt (FWB): FNTN

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Freenet - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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