M&A Deal Summary

Carphone Warehouse Acquires Opal Telecom

On January 1, 2002, Carphone Warehouse acquired communications company Opal Telecom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carphone Warehouse’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Carphone Warehouse’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2002-01-01
Target Opal Telecom
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Carphone Warehouse
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Opal Telecom

Manchester, United Kingdom
Opal Telecom PLC is a provider of telecommunication services in UK.

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Buyer

Carphone Warehouse

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Retail
Employees11,500
DESCRIPTION

Carphone Warehouse Ltd is a mobile phone retailer. It provides unbeatable prices on contract phones compared across the widest range of networks at Carphone Warehouse.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1