M&A Deal Summary

M7 Group SA Acquires Liberty Global - DTH satellite TV operations

On December 21, 2018, M7 Group SA acquired media company Liberty Global - DTH satellite TV operations from Liberty Global

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is M7 Group SA’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is M7 Group SA’s 1st transaction in Luxembourg.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-21
Target Liberty Global - DTH satellite TV operations
Sector Media
Buyer(s) M7 Group SA
Sellers(s) Liberty Global
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Liberty Global - DTH satellite TV operations

Luxembourg
Liberty Global - DTH satellite TV operations serves about 800,000 customers in total in Hungary (under the brand UPC Direct), in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (under the brand freeSAT), and in Romania (under the brand FocusSat).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

M7 Group SA

Luxembourg, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

M7 Group SA is the sole provider of satellite television and radio in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders region).


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Luxembourg M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-08 Stipte B.V.

Lelystad, Netherlands

Stipte B.V. is a provider of fixed telephony, mobile and Internet services. Stipte B.V. was established in 2014 and is based in Lelystad, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Liberty Global

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Communications
Employees6,820
Revenue 4.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Liberty Global's office in downtown Denver, Colorado.
Liberty Global's office in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Liberty Global is an international telecommunications and television company that delivers next-generation products through advanced fibre and 5G networks that connect 85 million subscribers across Europe and the United Kingdom. Liberty Global was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector: Media M&A 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: Luxembourg M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-17 Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico

Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd. is a provider of television, broadband Internet, and telephony services to customers. Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is based in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-01 Believ

London, United Kingdom

Believ is an electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) on a mission to deliver cleaner air for all. It installs, operates and maintains all speeds of publicly accessible charge points at zero cost to both public and private hosts. Believ is based in London, United Kingdom.

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