Add-on Acquisition • Internet Software and Services

VeriSign Acquires 3united Mobile Solutions AG

On February 13, 2006, VeriSign acquired internet software and services company 3united Mobile Solutions AG for 66M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is VeriSign’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is VeriSign’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is VeriSign’s 1st transaction in Austria.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 13, 2006
Target 3united Mobile Solutions AG
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) VeriSign
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 66M USD

Target Company

3united Mobile Solutions AG

Vienna, Austria
3united Mobile Solutions AG (3united), a wireless applications service provider based in Vienna, Austria. 3united is a provider in premium SMS, m-commerce and mobile content solutions and serves as the international hub for all Central and Eastern Europe in the field of Premium SMS.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

VeriSign

Reston, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Information Technology
Employees907
Revenue 1.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to VerSign's corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
Entrance to VerSign's corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

VeriSign provides domain name registry services to power the navigation of the Internet by operating a global infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. The company's product suite also includes Network Intelligence and Availability Services, consisting of Distributed Denial of Service Protection Services, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed Domain Name System Services. VeriSign was formed in 1995 and is based in Reston, Virginia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 14 of 17
Sector: Internet Software and Services 8 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition 14 of 17
Country: Austria 1 of 1
Year: 2006 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-11 CallVision

Seattle, Washington, United States

CallVision is a provider of e-billing and related customer relationship management applications which enable clients to leverage billing data into richer and more valuable online interactions with their customers.

Buy $30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-01 GeoTrust

Mountain View, California, United States

GeoTrust, a certificate authority, provides retail and reseller services for SSL encryption, and website authentication, digital signatures, code signing, secure email, and enterprise SSL products.

Buy $125M