Phones 4u - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Phones 4u M&A Summary

Phones 4u has acquired 1 company. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Phones 4u’s largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired Dial-a-Phone for $14M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold Lifestyle Services Group to Assurant for $165M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (100%).

Phones 4u Business Overview

Where is Phones 4u headquartered?

Phones 4u is headquartered in Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom.

What sector is Phones 4u in?

Phones 4u is a distribution company.

When was Phones 4u founded?

Phones 4u was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Phones 4u Ltd.

Lymedale Business Park Ore Close Osprey House,
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 9QD
United Kingdom,
+44 70 3190 9112
www.phones4u.co.uk

MobileServ, operating under the Phones 4u brand, is a independent multi-channel mobile phone distributor among the youth market in the UK and the largest provider of mobile phone insurance in the UK.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $14M $14M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $165M $165M
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. 2013-10-25 165M GBP Divestiture
Berkshire, United Kingdom · www.lifestylegroup.co.uk
Dial-a-Phone Ltd 2008-02-25 14M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.dialaphone.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 1 (100%) 14M (100%) - -
Insurance - - 1 (100%) 165M (100%)
Total 1 $14M 1 $165M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 1 14M 1 165M
Total 1 $14M 1 $165M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $14M
Largest Dial-a-Phone Ltd
$14M (2008-02-25)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
TOTAL $165M
Largest Lifestyle Services Group Ltd.
$165M (2013-10-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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