M&A Deal Summary

Daisy Acquires XLN Telecom

On February 17, 2022, Daisy acquired communications company XLN Telecom from Blackstone Credit

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Daisy’s 3rd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Daisy’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-02-17
Target XLN Telecom
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Daisy
Sellers(s) Blackstone Credit
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

XLN Telecom

London, United Kingdom
XLN Telecom is a communications company based in London. It supplies fixed line and broadband services to 70,000 customers in the SME sector and is one of Britain’s fastest growing alternative telecoms service providers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Daisy

Nelson, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Communications
Employees4,000
DESCRIPTION

Daisy is an independent provider of B2B communications, IT and cloud services. Daisy has grown into one of the UK’s leading telecommunications providers, with 360,000 indirect and direct customers, c2,100 partners, c4,000 employees, and 30+ locations nationwide. Daisy was founded in 2001 and is based in Nelson, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Communications M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-03 Giacom

London, United Kingdom

Giacom is an independent communication, IT, and cloud services provider to the Channel. Giacom is committed to supporting reseller partners in maximizing opportunities through its innovative, comprehensive, and value creating converged services portfolio. This includes Connectivity, Mobility, Voice Services, IP Communications, Cloud and Product Supply, all offered with flexible commercial terms to reduce credit risk. Giacom was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Blackstone Credit is the lending arm of alternative asset management firm The Blackstone Group. Blackstone Credit looks to provide a variety of capital needs, including loans, high yield and investment grade bonds, structured credit, mezzanine lending, and opportunistic financings. The Blackstone Group acquired lender GSO Capital Partners in 2008 which formed the foundation for Blackstone Credit. Blackstone Credit is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 12
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-09 Auctane

Austin, Texas, United States

Auctane is a provider of Internet-based mailing and shipping solutions. From same-day delivery and intuitive shipping software to a network of 3PL providers — and everything in between — Auctane’s suite of technology solutions solves a variety logistic challenges. Auctane was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy $6.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-08 ION Solar

Provo, Utah, United States

ION Solar is a full-service solar company that offers quality solar systems with world-class support. ION Solar was founded in 2013 and is based in Provo, Utah.

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