M&A Deal Summary

iliad Acquires PLAY

On September 21, 2020, iliad acquired communications company PLAY from Novator Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iliad’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is iliad’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-21
Target PLAY
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) iliad
Sellers(s) Novator Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PLAY

Warsaw, Poland
PLAY is a growing, innovative and profitable telecom operator that provides a meeting place of possibilities and new technologies. At present, it is developing a particularly intensively 4G LTE Ultra network, which already covers more than 74% of Polish people. PLAY was founded in 2005 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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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 3 of 3
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-28 IFT

Paris, France

IFT is a company dedicated to actively managing fiber lines. In particular, it is tasked with acquiring and operating the Group’s co-financed FTTH tranches outside very densely populated areas of France. IFT is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Novator Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Novator is an alternative investment firm focused on opportunities in the telecom, life science, IT, and renewable energy sectors. Novator will consider investments across the US and Western Europe and has offices in London, Reykjavik, and Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-16 Zwift

Long Beach, California, United States

Zwift is a multiplayer online cycling and running physical training program that enables users to interact, train and compete in a virtual world. Zwift was founded in 2014 and is based in Long Beach, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-13 Numan

London, United Kingdom

Numan is a rapidly expanding digital clinic, providing an online platform for delivery of digital medical appointments and prescription medications directly to the customers location of choice. Numan was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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