M&A Deal Summary

Eutelsat Communications Acquires Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.

On January 2, 2014, Eutelsat Communications acquired communications company Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. for 831M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eutelsat Communications’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Eutelsat Communications’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Eutelsat Communications’ 1st transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-02
Target Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Eutelsat Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 831M USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Financial)

Target

Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.

México City, Mexico
website
Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. is a provider of fixed satellite services in the Americas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Eutelsat Communications

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

website


Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Communications
Employees1,132
Revenue 1.2B EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Eutelsat Communications is a satellite operator. Eutelsat provides transponder capacity for video broadcasters, European Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators, European governments, and the US government, as well as for corporate data networks and other voice and data providers. Eutelsat Communications was founded in 1977 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Communications) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Mexico) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-20 Eutelsat visAvision

Cologne, Germany

Eutelsat visAvision GmbH (KabelKiosk) is a provider of digital channels and interactive services for cable and IPTV networks in Germany. Eutelsat visAvision GmbH is based in Cologne, Germany.

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