M&A Deal Summary

iliad Acquires Liberty Surf Group SA

On August 26, 2008, iliad acquired internet software and services company Liberty Surf Group SA from Telecom Italia for 775M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iliad’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is iliad’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is iliad’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-08-26
Target Liberty Surf Group SA
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) iliad
Sellers(s) Telecom Italia
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 775M EUR

Target

Liberty Surf Group SA

Paris, France
Liberty Surf Group SA primarily operates internet service provider activities in France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

iliad

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Communications
Employees15,100
Revenue 5.9B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

iliad provides retail communication services. Iliad was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-18 Jaguar Network SAS

Marseille, France

Jaguar Network SAS is a provider of nternet service provider (ISP) and web-hosting services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Telecom Italia

Rome, Italy
Category Company
Founded 1908
Sector Communications
Employees47,161
Revenue 16.3B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Telecom Italia is a provider of telephone and data services on fixed-line and mobile networks for final customers (retail) and other operators (wholesale) in Italy. Telecom Italia was founded in 1908 and is based in Rome, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-04-04 Tim Hellas Telecommunications S.A

Maroussi, Greece

Tim Hellas Telecommunications S.A provides mobile telecommunications services in Greece.

Sell €1.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-16 BBned N.V.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

BBned N.V. is a provider of fixed telephony and broadband telecommunication services. BBned N.V. was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

Sell kr475M
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