M&A Deal Summary

Eniro Acquires Findexa

On December 5, 2005, Eniro acquired publishing company Findexa from TPG for 5.4B SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eniro’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Eniro’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Eniro’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-05
Target Findexa
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Eniro
Sellers(s) TPG
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 5.4B SEK

Target

Findexa

Oslo, Norway
Findexa is one of Norway's largest publishers of telephone directories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Eniro

Solna, Sweden
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Publishing
Employees900
Revenue 960M SEK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Eniro offers the best channels for buyers and sellers who want to find each other easily, thus bringing users closer to a transaction. Eniro was founded in 2000 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-17 Samres

Lund, Sweden

Samres operates call-driven traffic to society, primarily travel services, sick travel, and call-driven public transport. Samres was founded in 1994 and is based in Lund, Sweden.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 137.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 267
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 94
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 43 of 71
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-01 Spirit Pub

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Spirit Pub Company plc is the largest managed pub operator in the U.K., with over 2,400 pubs serving alcohol and food in both suburban and urban locations. MLGPE provided equity to support the acquisition of Spirit by Texas Pacific Group, The Blackstone Group, and CVC Capital Partners.

Sell £2.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-18 Ariel Re

Hamilton, Bermuda

Ariel Re is a reinsurance company based in Bermuda that underwrites a global portfolio of insurance and reinsurance business through offices in London, Bermuda, Atlanta and Kansas City. Ariel Re was founded in 2005 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Buy $1.0B
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