M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-04-27 |
| Target | Vodafone K.K |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | SoftBank |
| Sellers(s) | Vodafone Group |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Sector | Diversified |
| Employees | 67,229 |
| Revenue | 7.24T JPY (2025) |
SoftBank is a diversified telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. SoftBank was founded in 1981 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 30 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 3 of 6 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 2 of 5 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-27 |
Metrophone Service Co.
Tokyo,, Japan Metrophone Service Company engages in Commissioned research on automobile telephone/mobile phone technologies and markets. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-12 |
Aldebaran Robotics SA
Paris, France ALDEBARAN Robotics designs, produces and commercializes autonomous humanoid robots for the well-being of humankind. Today over 900 NAOs are utilized throughout the world as research and educational platforms in 30 countries. ALDEBARAN Robotics brings together more than 100 people—including 45 engineers and PhDs—that are involved in the development and production of the robot. |
Buy | $100M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 88,780 |
| Revenue | 37.4B EUR (2025) |
Vodafone Group is a multinational telecommunications company. Vodafone operates networks in 21 countries and provides communications and IT services to corporate clients in over 65 countries. Vodafone Group was founded in 1984 and is based in Newbury, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 4 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 3 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-15 |
MobiFon S.A.
Bucure, Romania MobiFon S.A. is a provider of wireless communication services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-31 |
Cable & Wireless Worldwide
London, United Kingdom Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC was a multinational telecommunications services company. The Company serviced large corporations, governments, carriers and resellers and its services included managed voice, data and IP based services. |
Buy | £1.0B |
