CELESTE
Acquired by
CVC
CELESTE acquired by CVC
Target
CELESTE
Acquirer
CVC
Context
CVC DIF (formerly DIF Capital Partners) acquired a majority stake (88%) in Celeste from InfraVia Capital Partners (which held the company since 2019). The transaction aims to support the next phase of the operator's growth.
CELESTE, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2025, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN premium to the 13.1x average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector.
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Target
A leading French B2B telecommunications operator specialized in fiber optic connectivity and secure cloud hosting. Celeste owns and operates its own national fiber-optic network (over 12,000 km) and data centers, providing high-speed internet and network security to SMEs and public institutions.
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Other operations with CELESTE
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Sector | Deal Context |
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| 03/2019 | INFRAVIA CAPITAL | CELESTE | FRANCE | Telecom | Celeste, a French telecom operator specializing in ultra-high-speed internet services for businesses, is opening up the majority of its capital to InfraVia. The company announced revenues of EUR20 million in 2018 and an EBITDA margin of close to 60%. |
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