M&A Deal Summary

Inteliquent Acquires Tinet

On September 28, 2010, Inteliquent acquired communications company Tinet from BS Private Equity for 95M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inteliquent’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Inteliquent’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Inteliquent’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-28
Target Tinet
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Inteliquent
Sellers(s) BS Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 95M USD

Target

Tinet

Cagliari Area, Italy
Tinet SpA is a provider of wholesale Internet connectivity services to telecom and media customers. The company has a global presence, with a special focus on Western Europe and North America, through a network of 80 points of presence (“POPs”).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inteliquent

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Communications
Revenue 249M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Inteliquent is a communication enablement platform offering nationwide wholesale communication services. The company provides easy-to-use voice, messaging and mobility solutions to the wireless, over-the-top app, VoIP and wireline communications companies that choose to focus on customer-facing applications and service rather than infrastructure management. Inteliquent combines an intuitive software-based application program interface with its nationwide network of physical switches and dedicated transport to offer its leading wholesale telecommunication services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-30 Global Data Services Business - Inteliquent

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sell $54M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BS Private Equity

Milan, Italy
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BS Private Equity is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and buy-ins of Italian manufacturing and service based businesses. BS Private Equity began investing in 1989 and today looks for businesses requiring an average equity investment of €30 million. BS Private Equity was formed in 1989 and is based in Milan. BS Private Equity has been in liquidation since 2011.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
Country (Italy) 3 of 12
Year (2010) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-01 Tinet

Cagliari Area, Italy

Tinet SpA is a provider of wholesale Internet connectivity services to telecom and media customers. The company has a global presence, with a special focus on Western Europe and North America, through a network of 80 points of presence (“POPs”).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-01 Arena

Tolentino, Italy

Arena creates and markets water wear products for competitive swimmers and swimming fans worldwide. The company has commercial subsidiaries in Italy, France, Germany, and the USA, and also operates through a global network of distributors and licensees. The arena brand is present in over 100 countries worldwide. Arena was founded in 1973 and is based in Tolentino, Italy.

Sell -
Mergr

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