M&A Deal Summary

Rakuten Kobo Acquires Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem

On January 2, 2017, Rakuten Kobo acquired internet software and services company Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rakuten Kobo’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Rakuten Kobo’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-02
Target Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Rakuten Kobo
Sellers(s) Deutsche Telekom
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem

Bonn, Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem is an e-reader platform technology.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rakuten Kobo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Rakuten Kobo, Inc. is a privately held company operates as an online eBook retailer.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-05 BitLit Media

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

BitLit Media, Inc. (dba Shelfie) is a mobile application that enable customers to get free or discounted eBook versions of books in their print libraries, and get recommendations based on print books they already own. BitLit Media, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Deutsche Telekom

Bonn, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Communications
Employees201,251
Revenue 111.3B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Telekom is a German telephone company. Through its three main divisions, T-Com, T-Mobile and T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom offers a range of fixed-line, mobile and Internet access services. Deutsche Telekom was founded in 1995 and is based in Bonn, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
Country (Germany) 4 of 4
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-06 Morphisec

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Morphisec is a developer of cyber security prevention and detection tools. Morphisec offers unique, instantaneous and deterministic detection and arrest of zero-day and known attacks, combined with rich contextualized forensics. Morphisec was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-07 Odido

Den Haag, Netherlands

Odido is a telecom provider for consumers and businesses With the brands T-Mobile, Tele2, Simpel and Ben, customers have access to interactive TV, mobile and fixed internet and calling. Odido was founded in 1999 and is based in Den Haag, Netherlands.

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