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Ascom Acquires Miratel Oy

On July 1, 2011, Ascom acquired technology hardware company Miratel Oy from Sentica Partners for 6M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ascom’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Ascom’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ascom’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-07-01
Target Miratel Oy
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Ascom
Sellers(s) Sentica Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 6M EUR

Target

Miratel Oy

Turku, Finland
Miratel Oy is a supplier of nurse call, communication and personal security systems for health care and social sectors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ascom

Baar, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,270
Revenue 297M CHF (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Ascom is a telecommunications company specializing in wireless solutions and network testing. Ascom was founded in 1987 and is based in Baar, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Technology Hardware) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
Country (Finland) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-01 Ascom - Network Planning Business

Kista, Sweden

Ascom's network planning business includes the TEMS CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner product lines, intellectual property, customer contracts, member staff, equipment, and office located in Kista, Sweden.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 Scanditronic SDN. BHD.

Ampang, Malaysia

Scanditronic (M) SDN. BHD. is a specialist provider of wireless end-to-end communication solutions for increased workflow efficiency.

Buy Fr.1M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sentica Partners

Helsinki, Finland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sentica Partners is a private equity group focused on investing in and developing small to mid-sized Finnish companies. Sentica looks for businesses generating sales of €10 to €100 million. The Firm is a generalist investor, but areas of particular interest include IT services, healthcare services and products, business services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and engineering. Sentica Partners in its present form was founded in 2004. The Firm has offices in Helsinki and Kuopio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 25
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (Finland) 7 of 25
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-01 Citec

Vaasa, Finland

Citec provides technical design and information management services to its customers, many of which operate in the energy, oil, and gas industries. Citec was established in 1984 and is based in Vaasa, Finland.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-26 Corbel Oy

Vantaa, Finland

Corbel Oy is a provider of property management services such as asset management, leasing, technical and administrative real estate management, financial management services as well as expert services, such as energy management and property development.

Sell -
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