Telia - M&A Summary and Business Overview

CommunicationsCompany

Telia M&A Summary

Telia has acquired 9 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Telia’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Bonnier Broadcasting AB for $1.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold Com Hem AB to EQT for $254M. Telia has acquired in 1 US state, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (56%) and internet software and services (23%).

Telia Business Overview

Where is Telia headquartered?

Telia is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

What is Telia’s revenue?

Telia disclosed revenue of 88,785M SEK for 2023 and 85,580M SEK for 2022.

How many employees does Telia have?

Telia has 17,790 employees.

What sector is Telia in?

Telia is a communications company.

When was Telia founded?

Telia was founded in 1853.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

Telia

Telia Company AB

StjAerntorget 1,
Solna, 169 94
Sweden,
+46 7 71 99 01 00
www.teliacompany.com

Telia provides network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Telia was founded in 1853 and is based in Solna, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - - 1 - - 4
vol $254M $12M $267M
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Telia Latvija SIA 2022-01-04 12M EUR Divestiture
Rīga, Latvia · www.telia.lv
Valokuitunen Oy 2019-10-31 - Joint Venture
Helsinki, Finland · www.valokuitunen.fi
Bonnier Broadcasting AB 2018-07-20 1.1B SEK Divestiture
Stockholm, Sweden · www.bonnierbroadcasting.com
Nebula Oy 2017-07-03 186M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Helsinki, Finland · www.nebula.fi
Ipeer AB 2014-10-01 - Divestiture
Karlstad, Sweden · www.ipeer.se
Tele2 Norge AS 2014-10-01 604M SEK Divestiture
Oslo, Norway · www.tele2.no
Zitius Service Delivery AB 2014-05-21 - Stake Purchase
Solna, Sweden · www.zitius.se
Siminn Danmark A/S 2014-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Glostrup, Denmark · www.siminn.dk
MCT Corp. 2007-01-01 300M USD Add-on Acquisition
Alexandria, Virginia · www.mctcorp.net
Xfera Móviles SA 2006-06-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Alcobendas, Spain
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 5 (56%) 904M (41%) 3 (75%) 267M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (22%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (11%) 186M (9%) - -
Media 1 (11%) 1.1B (50%) - -
Consumer Services - - 1 (25%) -
Total 9 $2.2B 4 $267M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Sweden 3 1.1B 2 254M
Finland 2 186M - -
Denmark 1 - - -
Ireland - - 1 -
Latvia - - 1 12M
Norway 1 604M - -
Spain 1 - - -
United States 1 300M - -
  Virginia 1 300M - -
Domestic 3 (33%) 1.1B (50%) 2 (50%) 254M (95%)
Cross-border 6 (67%) 1.1B (50%) 2 (50%) 12M (5%)
Total 9 $2.2B 4 $267M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Bonnier Broadcasting AB
$1.1B (2018-07-20)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $254M
< $100M 1 $12M
TOTAL $267M
Largest Com Hem AB
$254M (2003-04-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
44%
4 (44%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

88,785   4% 2023
85,580   4% 2022
88,341   1% 2021
89,190   4% 2020
85,965   3% 2019
83,559   5% 2018
79,867   2017
(millions of SEK) Show More Show Less

Employees

17,790

Established

1853

Public

Stockholm Stock Exchange: TELIA

Former Name

Teliasonera Ab

 Subscribe to unlock this and 209,235
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.6K Private Equity Firms
  • 202K M&A Transactions
  • 205K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 81K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Related Lists for Telia

Communications Companies , Sweden Companies

Related Lists for Communications Companies

Largest Communications Companies , Acquisitive Communications Companies , Recently Acquired Communications Companies , Recently Sold Communications Companies , Private Communications Companies , Public Communications Companies , Acquired Communications Companies , PE Backed Communications Companies

Related Lists for Sweden Companies

Largest Sweden Companies , Acquisitive Sweden Companies , Recently Acquired Sweden Companies , Recently Sold Sweden Companies , Private Sweden Companies , Public Sweden Companies , Acquired Sweden Companies , PE Backed Sweden Companies
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal