M&A Deal Summary

Swisscom Acquires Betty Holding AG

On September 7, 2006, Swisscom acquired media company Betty Holding AG from CornerstoneCapital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Swisscom’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Swisscom’s 1st transaction in Swaziland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-09-07
Target Betty Holding AG
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Swisscom
Sellers(s) CornerstoneCapital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Betty Holding AG

Zurich, Swaziland
Betty Holding AG is a service and technology provider for interactive television. Based on the proprietary Betty-technology, TV-stations or TV-operators operate an interactive TV-platform for i.e. gaming, voting or shopping where tv-viewer and TV-stations communicate real-time and seamlessly.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Swisscom

Bern, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Communications
Employees19,936
Revenue 11.0B CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Swisscom is an entity which offers telecommunication services mainly in Switzerland and Italy. Swisscom was founded in 1852 and is based in Bern, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 6
Country: Swaziland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-06-01 Debitel France SA

Chaville, France

Debitel France SA is a mobile service provider in Europe, offering a wide range of ecommunication products mobile and fixed-line telephony as well internet services.

Sell €842M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 Fastweb

Milan, Italy

Fastweb is a telecommunications operator in Italy. The company promotes the digital transformation of society to build an increasingly connected, inclusive and eco-sustainable future. Fastweb is based in Milan, Italy.

Buy €3.0B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CornerstoneCapital

Heidelberg, Germany

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 150M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CornerstoneCapital is a private equity firm specializing in management buyouts/buy-ins, growth capital financings, and PIPE transactions. The Firm targets small and mid-sized companies throughout Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. For growth capital investments, the Firm prefers to invest €3 to €15 million in companies with revenues of at least €5 million. For management buyouts, Cornerstone prefers to invest in companies with revenues of €10 million or greater valued up to €50 million. For PIPE transactions, the Cornerstone invests €5 to €10 million in listed companies with revenues of at least €20 million. Areas of interest include engineering, chemicals, software, healthcare, and business services. CornerstoneCapital was formed in 2001 and is based Frankfurt, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 13
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: Swaziland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 D+S Europe

Hamburg, Germany

D+S Europe specializing in e-commerce and customer contact management solutions for large enterprises, with operations in various countries and a focus on online shops for major brands. D+S Europe was founded in 1984 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-16 EppsteinFOILS & Co. KG

Eppstein, Germany

EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG engages in the production of high quality and specialized non-iron metal foils. EppsteinFOILS delivers to the x-ray and solar industry and is a well-established supplier of materials for production as well as for solutions in the electronic industry.

Buy -