Link Mobility - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Link Mobility M&A Summary

Link Mobility has acquired 17 companies of its own.

Link Mobility’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired whatever mobile for $23M. Link Mobility has acquired in 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (48%) and communications (24%).

Link Mobility Ownership

Who owns Link Mobility?

Link Mobility is owned by ABRY Partners and HarbourVest Partners. It was acquired on October 10, 2018.

Is Link Mobility PE-backed?

Yes. Link Mobility is owned by private equity investors ABRY Partners and HarbourVest Partners.

Link Mobility Business Overview

Where is Link Mobility headquartered?

Link Mobility is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

What is Link Mobility’s revenue?

Link Mobility disclosed revenue of 362M NOK for 2015 and 153M NOK for 2014.

What sector is Link Mobility in?

Link Mobility is a communications company.

When was Link Mobility founded?

Link Mobility was founded in 2000.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 2

Link Mobility

Link Mobility Group ASA

Universitetsgata 2,
Oslo, 0164
Norway,
+47 22 99 44 00
www.linkmobility.com

Link Mobility is a provider of mobile communications, specializing in messaging, digital services and data intelligence. LINK offers a wide range of innovative and scalable solutions across industries and sectors, creating valuable digital convergence between businesses and customers, platforms and users. Link Mobility was founded in 2000 and is based in Oslo, Norway.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 17 - - - - - 17
vol $127M $127M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Simple SMS GmbH 2017-12-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Wels, Austria · www.simplesms.at
Totalconnect 2017-12-21 3M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Turin, Italy · www.totalconnect.it
Horisen AG - Horisen Messaging 2017-12-13 10M EUR Divestiture
Rorschach, Switzerland
Netmessage SARL 2017-10-26 11M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.netmessage.com
Voicecom AD 2017-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Sofia, Bulgaria · www.totalconnect.it
ComVision Sp. z o.o 2017-06-28 18M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Gliwice, Poland · www.smsapi.pl
Sendega AS 2017-05-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Oslo, Norway · www.sendega.no
ViaNett AS 2017-05-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Moss, Norway · www.vianett.com
Global Messaging Solutions SL 2017-01-22 13M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.gms.es
Didimo 2017-01-12 8M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.didimo.es
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 8 (47%) 47M (37%) - -
Communications 4 (24%) 48M (38%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (18%) 13M (10%) - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) 11M (9%) - -
Marketing 1 (6%) 8M (6%) - -
Total 17 $127M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Norway 3 8M - -
Denmark 2 19M - -
Spain 2 21M - -
Sweden 2 2M - -
Austria 1 - - -
Bulgaria 1 - - -
Finland 1 12M - -
France 1 11M - -
Germany 1 23M - -
Italy 1 3M - -
Poland 1 18M - -
Switzerland 1 10M - -
Domestic 3 (18%) 8M (6%) - -
Cross-border 14 (82%) 119M (94%) - -
Total 17 $127M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
2
Legal Deals
Aabø-Evensen & Co.
4

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 13 $127M
TOTAL $127M
Largest whatever mobile GmbH
$23M (2016-06-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
18%
3 (18%)

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