Divestiture • Communications

PPF Telecom Group Acquires O2 Czech Republic

On January 1, 2013, PPF Telecom Group acquired communications company O2 Czech Republic from Telefonica

Acquisition Context
  • This is PPF Telecom Group’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is PPF Telecom Group’s 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 2013
Target O2 Czech Republic
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) PPF Telecom Group
Sellers(s) Telefonica
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

O2 Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic
O2 Czech Republic is a telecommunications operator. It provides voice, internet and data services to a full range of customers: households, SMEs, large corporations, and government. O2 Czech Republic was founded in 2006 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

PPF Telecom Group

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

PPF Telecom Group is a provider of telecommunications services in Central and South-eastern Europe. Its companies in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Serbia have long invested in modern telecommunications infrastructure, which they continue to develop. PPF Telecom Group was formed in 2013 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Communications 1 of 4
Type: Divestiture 1 of 4
Country: Czech Republic 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-31 Yettel

Belgrade, Serbia

Yettel is a provider of mobile services. Yettel was founded in 1994 and is based in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Telefonica

Madrid, Spain

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Communications
Employees100,870
Revenue 41.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Telefonica is a telecommunications group that provides fixed and mobile telephony services through networks in Spain, Europe, and Latin America. Telefonica was founded in 1924 and is based in Madrid, Spain.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 4 of 15
Sector: Communications 2 of 10
Type: Divestiture 4 of 14
Country: Czech Republic 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-12 Atento

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Atento is a provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (CRM BPO) services. Atento offers a wide range of CRM BPO services across multiple channels Its clients are multinational corporations in sectors such as telecommunications, banking and finance, health, consumption and public administration, among others. Atento was founded in 1999 and is based in Luxembourg City.

Sell €1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-24 Telefonica O2 Ireland

Dublin,, Ireland

O2 is a communications company with over 1.5 million customers, as of December 2013. O2 runs 2G and 3G networks in Ireland, as well as owning half of Tesco Mobile and providing network services for 48.

Sell €780M