M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2002-12-25 |
| Target | Ziggo |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) |
GMT Communications Partners
The Carlyle Group Providence Equity Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Orange |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 665M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.5B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
GMT Communications Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in the media and communications industries. The Firm prefers established companies with strong barriers to entry. Specific sectors of interest include publishing, information services, tv/radio, mobile voice & data networks, out-of-home media, and telecom infrastructure/services. GMT focuses its investment activity across Europe and will consider later stage investments as well as buyouts. GMT Communications Partners is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 30 |
| Sector (Media) | 6 of 8 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 2 of 4 |
| Year (2002) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-01 |
Pepcom
Unterfohring, Germany Pepcom GmbH is a cable TV operator, with more than 630,000 subscribers of video, broadband and voice services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |
Casema NV
The Hague, Netherlands Casema NV is a provider of analogue TV, digital TV and broadband Internet access to its residential customers, and leased line data communications and voice telephony to its business customers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 376.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 119 of 695 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 14 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 10 of 71 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 1 of 13 |
| Year (2002) | 23 of 23 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 67 of 133 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-05 |
Horizon Lines
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Horizon Lines, Inc. is a container transportation shipping company, accounting for over 35% of all U.S. marine container shipments from the U.S. mainland to Alaska, Hawaii / Guam and Puerto Rico. |
Buy | $300M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |
Casema NV
The Hague, Netherlands Casema NV is a provider of analogue TV, digital TV and broadband Internet access to its residential customers, and leased line data communications and voice telephony to its business customers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 133 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 29 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 11 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 1 of 5 |
| Year (2002) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 23 of 34 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-01 |
Eircom
Dublin, Ireland eircom, the Irish national incumbent fixed-line telephone company, in a take-private transaction in 2001. In 2004, eircom was listed on the London and Dublin stock exchanges. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |
Casema NV
The Hague, Netherlands Casema NV is a provider of analogue TV, digital TV and broadband Internet access to its residential customers, and leased line data communications and voice telephony to its business customers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 138,626 |
| Revenue | 43.5B EUR (2022) |
Orange provides a range of fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, Internet and multimedia, and other value-added services to consumers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators under the Orange brand worldwide. Orange was founded in 1990 and is based in Paris, France.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 10 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 7 |
| Country (Netherlands) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2002) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-30 |
Wanadoo SA
Issy les Moulineaux, France Wanadoo SA is a provider of broadband services in France. |
Buy | - |
