M&A Deal Summary

Telstra Acquires Mobile Tracking and Data Pty

On November 1, 2017, Telstra acquired communications company Mobile Tracking and Data Pty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Telstra’s 4th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Telstra’s 10th transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-01
Target Mobile Tracking and Data Pty
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Telstra
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mobile Tracking and Data Pty

Mulgrave, Australia
Mobile Tracking and Data Pty Ltd. (MTData) is a provider of GPS and telematics fleet management solutions to help drive IoT growth in Australia and internationally. Mobile Tracking and Data Pty Ltd. was established in 2003 and is based in Mulgrave, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Telstra

Melbourne, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Communications
Employees30,553
Revenue 22.7B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Telstra provides telecommunications and information products and services through its Australian and offshore operations. TLS has a wide range of businesses namely fixed broadband, mobile, data and IP, network application & services (NAS), digital media and international. Telstra was founded in 1901 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 20
Sector: Communications M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 15
Country: Australia M&A 10 of 12
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-05 Company85

London, United Kingdom

Company85 Ltd. is a provider of data centre, workspace, cloud, security and network services. Company85 Ltd. is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-15 Ooyala

Mountain View, California, United States

Ooyala, Inc. is a online video management, publishing, analytics and monetization. Company integrated suite of technologies and services give content owners the power to expand audiences and the deep insights that drive increased viewer engagement and revenue from video. Ooyala serves hundreds of global media companies and marketers including Bloomberg, Dell, ESPN, Fremantle Media, Sephora, Telegraph Media Group, Vans, Whole Foods and Yahoo! Japan.

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