M&A Deal Summary

Mid Europa Partners Acquires SBB

On June 27, 2007, private equity firm Mid Europa Partners acquired media company SBB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 5th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 1st transaction in Serbia.
Investment Fate
  • SBB was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013.
  • SBB was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-27
Target SBB
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Mid Europa Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

SBB

Beograd, Serbia
SBB is a cable TV and broadband internet operator in Europe, and Mid-Europa and is committed to the continued development of cable TV and internet business. SBB was founded in 2002 and is based in Beograd, Serbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mid Europa Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mid Europa Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in Central and Eastern Europe. Mid Europa prefers control based investments in market leading companies operating in industries with high barriers to entry. Sectors of interest include telecom, media, utilities, transportation, natural resources, industrial, healthcare, building materials, manufacturing, and agriculture. The Firm looks to commit €50 to €300 million of equity capital per transaction in businesses valued up to €500 million. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, take-privates, divestitures, turnarounds, and large scale expansions. Mid Europa Partners is the successor entity to EMP Europe Ltd, which was formed in 1999. Mid Europa has offices in Budapest, Warsaw, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 44
Sector: Media M&A 5 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 10 of 18
Country: Serbia M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-21 Orange Austria Telecommunication

Vienna, Austria

Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH offers mobile telecommunications network services. Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH was founded in 1998 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Buy €1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-01 LUX MED Sp. z o.o.

Warsaw, Poland

Lux Med offers comprehensive outpatient medical care and diagnostic services to corporate and individual subscribers. The company, which serves over 330,000 subscribers, operates a network of 16 branded clinics located in the largest Polish cities and cooperates with over 650 affiliated private providers throughout Poland.

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