M&A Deal Summary

BT Group Acquires EE Limited

On February 5, 2015, BT Group acquired communications company EE Limited from Deutsche Telekom and Orange for 12.5B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BT Group’s 6th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is BT Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BT Group’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-02-05
Target EE Limited
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) BT Group
Sellers(s) Deutsche Telekom
Orange
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12.5B GBP

Target

EE Limited

Hatfield, United Kingdom
EE, formerly Everything Everywhere, is a UK-based mobile network company and internet service provider. It was formed in 2010 as a JV between Deutsche Telekom and Orange S.A.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BT Group

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Communications
Employees91,700
Revenue 20.7B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

BT Group is a provider of telecommunications networks and services. BT Group was founded in 1980 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 21
Sector (Communications) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 18
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-25 ESPN UK television

London, United Kingdom

ESPN UK television channel broadcasts live sports rights portfolio, including the FA Cup, Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League, UEFA Europa League, and the German Bundesliga.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-27 Pelipod

London, United Kingdom

Pelipod Ltd. is a parcel box solutions company. Pelipod shortens and simplifies your supply chain enabling your staff to be more productive and efficient.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Deutsche Telekom

Bonn, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Communications
Employees201,251
Revenue 111.3B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Telekom is a German telephone company. Through its three main divisions, T-Com, T-Mobile and T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom offers a range of fixed-line, mobile and Internet access services. Deutsche Telekom was founded in 1995 and is based in Bonn, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Communications) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-24 Scout24

Munich, Germany

Scout24 is a proivder of online market places. The six marketplaces of the Scout24 Group - ImmobilienScout24, AutoScout24, FriendScout24, FinanceScout24, JobScout24 and TravelScout24 - are present in 22 countries As a strong partner, Scout supports its customers in important decisions, in particular in the fields of housing, mobility, partnership and finance. Scout24 was founded in 1998 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-06 Morphisec

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Morphisec is a developer of cyber security prevention and detection tools. Morphisec offers unique, instantaneous and deterministic detection and arrest of zero-day and known attacks, combined with rich contextualized forensics. Morphisec was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -
SELLER

Orange

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Communications
Employees137,094
Revenue 44.1B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Orange retail store in central Barcelona, Spain.
Orange retail store in central Barcelona, Spain.

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 8 of 10
Sector (Communications) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-28 Cityvox SAS

Paris, France

Cityvox is a French online review site specializing in restaurants and nightlife.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-20 Cloudwatt S.A.S.

Paris, France

Cloudwatt S.A.S. is a cloud services provider.

Buy -
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