M&A Deal Summary

Freenet Acquires Debitel France SA

On July 6, 2008, Freenet acquired communications company Debitel France SA from Permira for 1.6B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Freenet’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Freenet’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Freenet’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-07-06
Target Debitel France SA
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Freenet
Sellers(s) Permira
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.6B EUR

Target

Debitel France SA

Chaville, France
Debitel France SA is a mobile service provider in Europe, offering a wide range of ecommunication products mobile and fixed-line telephony as well internet services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Freenet

Budelsdorf, Germany
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Communications
Employees3,645
Revenue 2.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Freenet is a German telecommunications and web content provider. Freenet was founded in 2005 and is based in Budelsdorf, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-16 freenet digital

Berlin, Germany

freenet digital GmbH is a provider of entertainment, content and services, including wireless carriers and handset manufacturers for the digital consumer.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Permira

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 75.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 89
Sector (Communications) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 30
Country (France) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 37
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-27 NDS Group

Staines, United Kingdom

NDS Group Ltd. is a provider of video software and content security solutions that enable service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetize new video entertainment experiences.

Buy €2.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-19 Jet Aviation

Zurich, Switzerland

Jet Aviation is a Swiss-based international business aviation services company. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering and fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services.

Sell $2.2B
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