M&A Deal Summary

United Internet Acquires Home.pl Sp. z o.o.

On July 10, 2015, United Internet acquired internet software and services company Home.pl Sp. z o.o. from Syntaxis Capital for 135M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Internet’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is United Internet’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is United Internet’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-10
Target Home.pl Sp. z o.o.
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) United Internet
Sellers(s) Syntaxis Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 135M EUR

Target

Home.pl Sp. z o.o.

Szczecin, Poland
Home.Pl is a provider of server hosting and domain registration services in Poland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

United Internet

Montabaur, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees10,953
Revenue 6.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

United Internet is a Internet services company. United Internet was founded in 1988 and is based in Montabaur, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-03 Versatel AG

Berlin, Germany

Versatel AG is a provider of infrastructure based telecommunications services in the German market.

Buy $769M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-08 1&1 IONOS

Montabaur, Germany

1&1 IONOS is a web hosting company. 1&1 offers mass-market hosting services, domains, managed hosting and cloud applications to consumers and SMEs in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, the US, Spain, and Poland. 1&1 IONOS was founded in 1988 and is based in Montabaur, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Syntaxis Capital

Vienna, Austria

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Syntaxis Capital is a private debt investor dedicated to providing long term capital to fast-growing medium-sized companies in Central Europe. It looks to invests in companies with an enterprise value of €50 - €300 million. Types of transactions include buyouts, growth capital, and consolidations. Syntaxis Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Vienna, Austria with additional office in Warsaw, Guernsey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: Poland M&A 4 of 7
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-27 Diverse

Gdańsk, Poland

Diverse is a designer, source, and retailer of active leisure and apparel. The company provides clothing for women and men, as well as accessories, shoes and bags, and backpacks. Diverse was established in 1993 and is based in Gdańsk, Poland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 Trans Polonia

Tczew, Poland

Trans Polonia is a specialist transport and logistics operator that provides transport and logistics services. Trans Polonia is based in Tczew, Poland.

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