M&A Deal Summary

Rhône Group Acquires InfOTE SA

On November 30, 2007, private equity firm Rhône Group acquired marketing company InfOTE SA for 310M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rhône Group’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Rhône Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rhône Group’s 1st transaction in Greece.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-30
Target InfOTE SA
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Rhône Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 310M EUR

Target

InfOTE SA

Athens, Greece
InfOTE SA is a Greek yellow pages directory. InfOTE is based in Athens, Greece.

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Buyer

Rhône Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rhône Group is a private equity and financial advisory firm focused on large-scale buyouts across North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include energy, materials, industrials, retail, consumer products, healthcare, and financial services. Rhône was formed in 1995 and has offices in New York, Paris, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 35
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 9
Country: Greece M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 10
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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