M&A Deal Summary

3TS Capital Partners Acquires Mobiltel EAD

On January 1, 2004, private equity firm 3TS Capital Partners acquired communications company Mobiltel EAD for 1M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3TS Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is 3TS Capital Partners’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 3TS Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Bulgaria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-01-01
Target Mobiltel EAD
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) 3TS Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 1M EUR

Target

Mobiltel EAD

Sofia, Bulgaria
Mobiltel EAD is the largest GSM mobile telephony operator in Bulgaria with a 75% market share. Investment in 2004 as part of a €1.1bn consortium in the largest ever LBO in Central Europe and successful exit to Telecom Austria in 2005.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

3TS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout and expansion capital investments in Central and Northern Europe. 3TS primarily targets growth tech businesses operating in the communications, internet, media, and technology-enabled services sectors. 3TS typically holds investments for three to five years. 3TS Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 47
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 11
Country: Bulgaria M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2004 M&A 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 PXP Group AG

Vienna, Austria

PXP is a regional eBusiness and eFinance software solutions provider headquartered in Vienna with subsidiaries in Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Its clients are mainly large and medium size enterprises across the region.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-26 MobilTel AD

Sofia, Bulgaria

Mobiltel EAD is the largest GSM mobile telephony operator in Bulgaria with a 75% market share.

Buy €1.2B