M&A Deal Summary

Sparebankstiftelsen DNB Acquires Amedia AS

On February 22, 2016, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB acquired media company Amedia AS from Telenor

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sparebankstiftelsen DNB’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Sparebankstiftelsen DNB’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-22
Target Amedia AS
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Sparebankstiftelsen DNB
Sellers(s) Telenor
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Amedia AS

Oslo, Norway
Amedia AS is a media company providing regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, local TV channels and local radio channels.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sparebankstiftelsen DNB

Oslo, Norway

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Sparebankstiftelsen DNB is an independent Norwegian foundation with an objective to contribute to charitable causes.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Telenor

Fornebu, Norway

Category Company
Founded 1855
Sector Communications
Employees11,000
Revenue 80.5B NOK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Telenor is a Norwegian multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia. Telenor was founded in 1855 and is based in Fornebu, Norway.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 11
Country (Norway) 2 of 5
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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