M&A Deal Summary

DATAGROUP Acquires Volia

On December 22, 2020, DATAGROUP acquired communications company Volia from Providence Equity Partners and SigmaBleyzer

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DATAGROUP’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is DATAGROUP’s 1st transaction in Ukraine.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-12-22
Target Volia
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) DATAGROUP
Sellers(s) Providence Equity Partners
SigmaBleyzer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Volia

Kyiv, Ukraine
Volia is a cable TV and broadband internet provider. Its network connects over 900,000 homes in Ukraine, serving over 700,000 RGUs in four cities within Ukraine: Kyiv, L’viv, Alchevsk, and Chernivtsy. Volia provides services such as analog cable TV, digital cable TV, high-speed cable Internet access, VoIP and data services. Volia was founded in 2002 and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DATAGROUP

Pliezhausen, Germany
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Information Technology
Employees2,822
Revenue 498M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DATAGROUP is an IT service enterprise that provides highly qualified and certified services in the areas of consulting, integration + solutions, and operations. DATAGROUP was founded in 2005 and is based in Pliezhausen, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 14
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 13
Country (Ukraine) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-17 Diebold Nixdorf Portavis

Hamburg, Germany

Diebold Nixdorf Portavis GmbH provides IT services for setting up and running IT infrastructure solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-30 dna Gesellschaft fur IT Services

Hamburg, Germany

dna Gesellschaft fur IT Services is specialized in providing services in IT infrastructures and IT applications. dna Gesellschaft fur IT Services is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Providence Equity Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 36.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 86 of 100
Sector (Communications) 17 of 18
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 37 of 40
Country (Ukraine) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-16 Groupe La Centrale

Paris, France

Groupe La Centrale engages in auto, motorcycle, and boat content in the field of classified advertising and editorial. Groupe La Centrale is comprised of four brands through which it covers the entire lifecycle of a vehicle: La Centrale, Promoneuve, Caradisiac, and MaVoitureCash. Groupe La Centrale was founded in 1969 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-19 RentPath

Norcross, Georgia, United States

RentPath, Inc. is a primary service is digital marketing for rental properties through a network of Internet listing websites, including Rent.com, ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com and Lovely.com. RentPath was founded in 1975 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.

Sell $608M
SELLER

SigmaBleyzer

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SigmaBleyzer is a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in Eastern Europe and Texas. The Firm looks to apply Western-style management with its knowledge of local market conditions in making investments in the range of $5 and $50 million transaction. Targeted sectors include food & beverages, information technology, cable TV, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, distribution, retail, light industries, consumer products, and construction materials. SigmaBleyzer was formed in 1994 and is based in Houston, Texas and has offices in Kiev and Kharkiv, Ukraine; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bucharest, Romania; Astana, Kazakhstan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Ukraine) 2 of 2
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-03 Harmelia

Kyiv, Ukraine

Harmelia Ltd. is an agricultural company. Harmelia cultivated land area exceeds 70,000 hectares.

Sell -
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