M&A Deal Summary

Deutsche Glasfaser Acquires inexio

On October 16, 2020, Deutsche Glasfaser acquired communications company inexio from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Deutsche Glasfaser’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Deutsche Glasfaser’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-10-16
Target inexio
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Deutsche Glasfaser
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Merger

Target

inexio

Saarlouis, Germany
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inexio is a fast-growing provider of fiber optic internet connections for retail and business customers in Germany. In the retail customer segment, growth is driven by rising data volumes and the growing use of video streaming, whilst in the business segment, fiber optic connections for small and medium-sized businesses are the key driver of growth. inexio is based in Saarlouis, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Deutsche Glasfaser

Borken, Germany

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Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Glasfaser is a provider of fiber-optic internet connectivity for private households and business customers in rural Germany. Deutsche Glasfaser was founded in 2011 and is based in Borken, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 50.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 132 of 175
Sector (Communications) 6 of 7
Type (Merger) 10 of 11
Country (Germany) 27 of 34
Year (2020) 6 of 10
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