M&A Deal Summary

BS Private Equity Acquires Tinet

On May 1, 2009, private equity firm BS Private Equity acquired communications company Tinet

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BS Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is BS Private Equity’s 12th transaction in Italy.
Investment Fate
  • Tinet was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2010 for 95M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-05-01
Target Tinet
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) BS Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Tinet

Cagliari Area, Italy
Tinet SpA is a provider of wholesale Internet connectivity services to telecom and media customers. The company has a global presence, with a special focus on Western Europe and North America, through a network of 80 points of presence (“POPs”).

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Buyer
DESCRIPTION

BS Private Equity is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and buy-ins of Italian manufacturing and service based businesses. BS Private Equity began investing in 1989 and today looks for businesses requiring an average equity investment of €30 million. BS Private Equity was formed in 1989 and is based in Milan. BS Private Equity has been in liquidation since 2011.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: Italy M&A 12 of 12
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-02 Klopman

Frosinone, Italy

Klopman is a producer and distributor of technical fabrics for the workwear, protective wear and corporate wear markets. Klopman was formed in 1968 and is based in Frosinone, Italy.

Sell $107M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-28 Tinet

Cagliari Area, Italy

Tinet SpA is a provider of wholesale Internet connectivity services to telecom and media customers. The company has a global presence, with a special focus on Western Europe and North America, through a network of 80 points of presence (“POPs”).

Sell $95M