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Phones 4u Mergers & Acquisitions

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%).

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

All (2) Buy (1) Sell (1)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2013-10-25 Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. · Insurance
Berkshire, United Kingdom · www.lifestylegroup.co.uk

Lifestyle Services Group is the biggest single provider of packaged account products and bespoke services to the retail banking sector and manages the largest number of mobile phone insurance customers in the UK on behalf of its clients. It partners UK High Street banks and mobile networks assisting 8 million of their customers.

165 Divestiture

Assurant

Phones 4u Ltd.

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