M&A Deal Summary

Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires Lyntia

On May 14, 2018, infrastructure investor Antin Infrastructure Partners acquired communications company Lyntia from Ufinet Telecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 5th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 3rd transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Lyntia was sold to a financial buyer in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-14
Target Lyntia
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Antin Infrastructure Partners
Sellers(s) Ufinet Telecom
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lyntia

Alcobendas, Spain
Lyntia is an independent wholesale fibre platform in Spain with a unique nation-wide long-haul network providing dark fibre, lit fibre and FTTH to telecommunications operators. The company has a network of 43,439 kilometres with significant metro capillarity and a presence in 1,912 cities across Spain. Lyntia is based in Alcobendas, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 31.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Antin Infrastructure Partners is an infrastructure investment firm focused on opportunities throughout the Europe. Antin looks for assets with low technology risk and limited operating risk. Specific areas of interest include transportation (toll roads, airports, ports, car parks), energy/environment (gas storage, LNG terminals, energy transmission, distribution, water infrastructure, waste management), and telecom (GSM towers, ADSL networks, broadcast networks, cable networks, and satellites). The lead sponsor of Antin is BNP Paribas. Antin Infrastructure Partners was established in 2007 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 41
Sector: Communications M&A 5 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Spain M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-16 Hesley Group

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Hesley Group provides specialist residential services, schools and colleges. Hesley Group aim to offer the best possible care, education and vocational opportunities for young people and adults, often with autism, who have a learning disability and complex needs with behaviour that may challenge. Hesley Group was founded in 1975 and is based in Doncaster, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-22 Idex

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Idex's core activity is the technical maintenance and management of energy. The group offers global solutions to its clients including the management of collective heating and cooling networks (public and private) as well as the technical maintenance of buildings an third party management of utilities. Idex's clients include authorities, residential complexes and industrial corporations. Idex was founded in 1963 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ufinet Telecom

Madrid, Spain

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Ufinet Telecom is a provider of fibre infrastructure and transmission services to telecom operators in Spain and international markets. The Group has a fibre network spanning more than 66,800 kilometres across two continents. Ufinet Telecom was founded in 1998 and is based in Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-28 IFX Networks

Hallandale, Florida, United States

IFX Networks is a managed service provider in Latin America specialized in telecommunications and IT solutions and infrastructure. IFX Networks was founded in 1999 and is based in Hallandale, Florida.

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