M&A Deal Summary

Telefonica Acquires BE-terna

On May 11, 2022, Telefonica acquired software company BE-terna from DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Telefonica’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Telefonica’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-05-11
Target BE-terna
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Telefonica
Sellers(s) DPE Deutsche Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BE-terna

Innsbruck, Austria
BE-terna is a full-service business software provider in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) marketplace based on MS Dynamics AX and Infor M3, as well as Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Relationship Management (Microsoft Dynamics CRM). BE-terna is based in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Telefonica

Madrid, Spain
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Communications
Employees104,142
Revenue 40.7B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Telefonica is a telecommunications group that provides fixed and mobile telephony services through networks in Spain, Europe, and Latin America. Telefonica was founded in 1924 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 13
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 8
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-02 Telxius

Madrid, Spain

Telxius is a provider of telecom infrastructure services in Europe and the Americas and operates through the sub-sea cable and telecom tower segments. Telxius is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) is a private equity firm focused on investments in German, Swiss and Austrian middle-market companies. Parcom looks to invest €5 to €50 million in businesses valued from €10 to €150 million. Target sectors include business services, education, healthcare, industrial technology and alternative energy/environmental. DPE prefers majority positions but will consider minority situations with an agreed upon strategy and exit and control clauses. DPE will not invest in start-ups or turnaround situations. DPE is a unit of Parcom Capital, an investment subsidiary of the Dutch ING Group. Deutsche Private Equity was formed in 2007 and is based in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 16
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 8
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-25 Euro-Druckservice

Passau, Germany

Euro-Druckservice offers digital services as well as storage, fulfillment, and logistics services operating from 12 locations across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and is one of the markets in industrial printing. Web offset printing is best suited to large runs of time-sensitive products, particularly magazines and tactical promotional print for multiple retailers. Euro-Druckservice was founded in 1992 and is based in Passau, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-03 Sill Optics

Wendelstein, Germany

Sill Optics is an optical components manufacturer. Sill Optics has specialized in the development and production of standard and customized lenses. Sill Optics was founded in 1894 and is based in Wendelstein, Germany.

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