Divestiture • Communications

Wanadoo SA Acquires Freeserve

On January 11, 2011, Wanadoo SA acquired communications company Freeserve from Dixons Retail

Acquisition Context
  • This is Wanadoo SA’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Wanadoo SA’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 11, 2011
Target Freeserve
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Wanadoo SA
Sellers(s) Dixons Retail
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Freeserve

United Kingdom
Freeserve PLC is a provider of internet service provider in UK.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Wanadoo SA

Issy les Moulineaux, France

Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Wanadoo SA is a provider of broadband services in France.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2011 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Dixons Retail

Herts, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Dixons Retail plc is a specialist electrical retailing and services company.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 2 of 6
Country: United Kingdom 2 of 2
Year: 2011 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-21 The Link

United Kingdom

The Link is an online mobile phone and communication retailer.

Sell £30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-10 Unieuro

Forli, Italy

Unieuro is a retailer of consumer electronic products. Unieuro was founded in 1937 and is based in Forli, Italy.

Sell -