M&A Deal Summary

Telecom Austria Group Acquires Etel Austria Ag

On January 1, 2007, Telecom Austria Group acquired communications company Etel Austria Ag from Argus Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Telecom Austria Group’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Telecom Austria Group’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-01-01
Target Etel Austria Ag
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Telecom Austria Group
Sellers(s) Argus Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Etel Austria Ag

Eisenstadt, Austria
eTel is a regional alternative telecommunications company with operations in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia offering voice and data services to corporate and residential customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Telecom Austria Group

Vienna, Austria
Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Argus Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 433M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ARGUS Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing throughout Central and Eastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey. ARGUS does not have any industry preferences and can support a variety of transaction situations. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, and industry consolidations. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million. ARGUS Capital was formed in 1998 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-18 GTX Hanex Plastic Sp. z o.o.

Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

Hanex is a leading Polish manufacturer of PET performs and bottles for many well known drinks manufacturers in Poland and adjacent countries. The company's competitive advantage lies in its patented designs, which the company continually develops and which offer its clients solutions with superior parameters to those offered by mainline manufacturers that produce commodity-like products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 RIO Media

Prague 9 - Liben, Czech Republic

Rio Media as one of the top three providers of electronic communications services in the Czech Republic. As the legal successor, Antena 2H + B, CL - NET FCA MATTES AD and metropolitan network realizes Olomouc Rio Media and annually massive investment in reconstruction and upgrading of transmission networks and taken its customers with digital services of the highest quality. Since 2008, when the company was founded, has tested 115,000 customers, a high-quality digital television, fast and secure connection to the Internet and cost-effective voice services, and the Rio Media is definitely worthwhile.

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