Add-on Acquisition • Communications

Vodafone Group Acquires You Broadband India

On March 30, 2016, Vodafone Group acquired communications company You Broadband India for 4.0B INR

Acquisition Context

This is Vodafone Group’s 7th transaction in the Communications sector.
This is Vodafone Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Vodafone Group’s 1st transaction in India.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	March 30, 2016
Target	You Broadband India
Sector	Communications
Buyer(s)	Vodafone Group
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	4.0B INR

Target Company

You Broadband India

Mumbai, India

YOU Telecom India Pvt. Ltd. is a provider of Broadband Internet in India. The company offers high-speed broadband services to Residential, SME & Corporate clients. YOU offers its services under the YOU brand name. With its advanced technology and project management skills, the Company has set up a state-of-the-art fiber-optic network in India. You Broadband India was founded in 2001 and is based in Mumbai, India.

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Buyer

Vodafone Group

Newbury, United Kingdom

Category	Company
Founded	1984
Sector	Communications
Employees	88,780
Revenue	37.4B EUR (2025)

DESCRIPTION

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 Context for Buyer	#
Overall	8 of 11
Sector: Communications	7 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition	7 of 8
Country: India	1 of 1
Year: 2016	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	6 of 7

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2015-05-29	Bharti Infotel New Delhi,, India Bharti Infotel Limited offers fixed line, national and international long distance, group data, and broadband services.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2015-05-29

Bharti Infotel

New Delhi,, India

Bharti Infotel Limited offers fixed line, national and international long distance, group data, and broadband services.

Sell

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2018-05-09	Liberty Global - Four Businesses London, United Kingdom Liberty Global Plc - Four Businesses has operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic provides cable television and broadband services. Together, these country operations reach 24 million homes, account for 26 million video, broadband and fixed-line telephony subscribers and 6 million mobile services.	Buy	€19.0B

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2018-05-09

Liberty Global - Four Businesses

London, United Kingdom

Liberty Global Plc - Four Businesses has operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic provides cable television and broadband services. Together, these country operations reach 24 million homes, account for 26 million video, broadband and fixed-line telephony subscribers and 6 million mobile services.

Buy

€19.0B

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