M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2000-12-20 |
| Target | Eircell |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Vodafone Group |
| Sellers(s) |
Telia
Koninklijke KPN |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 88,780 |
| Revenue | 37.4B EUR (2025) |
Vodafone Group is a multinational telecommunications company. Vodafone operates networks in 21 countries and provides communications and IT services to corporate clients in over 65 countries. Vodafone Group was founded in 1984 and is based in Newbury, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 11 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 2 of 9 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 2 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2000 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-19 |
CommNet Cellular
Englewood, Colorado, United States CommNet Cellular, Inc. is a provider of rural cellular service in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions of the U.S. |
Buy | $1.4B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-01 |
Oskar Mobil a.s.
Prague, Czech Republic Oskar Mobil, based in the Czech Republic, was one of the fastest growing wireless operators in Central & Eastern Europe. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1853 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 15,040 |
| Revenue | 89.1B SEK (2024) |
Telia provides network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient, and environmentally friendly way. Telia was founded in 1853 and is based in Solna, Sweden.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 2 of 5 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2000 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-04 |
ANOVO Nordic AB
Nacka, Sweden ANOVO Nordic AB is an independent supplier of workshop repair and logistics services in the field of telephony and datacommunications. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-23 |
Com Hem AB
Stockholm, Sweden Com Hem offers broadband, TV, play and telephony services to Swedish households and companies. The company plays an important role in Sweden’s ongoing digitalisation push, with its powerful and future-proofed broadband network that covers half of the country’s households, reaching approximately 1.5 million customers. |
Sell | kr2.2B |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 |
| Sector | Communications |
| Employees | 6,887 |
| Revenue | 5.6B EUR (2024) |
Koninklijke KPN is a provider of ICT services. With a wide range of products and services, they operate with different brands many different customer groups - at home and abroad. Prepaid calling in the U.S., to interactive HD television in the Netherlands. Koninklijke KPN was founded in 1881 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 7 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 7 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2000 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-29 |
Telfort BV
Amsterdam, Netherlands Telfort BV provides GSM mobile telecommunications service |
Buy | $1.2B |
