M&A Deal Summary

T-Systems International Acquires brightONE

On February 3, 2014, T-Systems International acquired information technology company brightONE from AURELIUS Equity Opportunities

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is T-Systems International’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is T-Systems International’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-02-03
Target brightONE
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) T-Systems International
Sellers(s) AURELIUS Equity Opportunities
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

brightONE

Eschborn, Germany
brightONE GmbHprovides modern technology and product development services, as well as trailblazing services in the area of cross-sector information and communications technology.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

T-Systems International

Frankfurt, Germany

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

T-Systems International GmbH is a provider of IT and consulting services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Germany) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-18 gedas AG

Berlin, Germany

gedas AG is a provider of Information technology consulting and solutions for the automotive and manufacturing industries.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

The AURELIUS Group is an independent investment firm focused on buyouts and spin-offs of Western European middle-market to large companies. The Firm looks to invest €5 to €80 million per transaction in companies valued up to €250 million. AURELIUS is a generalist investor but has a preference for opportunities in the chemicals, information technology, consumer products, business services, and industrials sectors. The AURELIUS Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Grünwald, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 30
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 16
Country (Germany) 2 of 10
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Scholl Shoes

Milano, Italy

Scholl Shoes is a manufacturer of shoes offering a high degree of comfort that sells its shoes in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In Europe, the shoes are distributed online, by distributors and chain stores, and in pharmacies and medical supply stores. In Asia and the Middle East, they are sold online, in department stores and shoe stores. Scholl Shoes is based in Milano, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-02 Publicitas AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Publicitas is a media sales company represented globally in more than 20 countries.

Buy -