MANX TELECOM went public
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Private equity firm HgCapital, in close coordination with joint venture partner CPS Partners, has successfully executed the full exit of its investment in Manx Telecom through an initial public offering (IPO). Fully underwritten, the public listing transaction will result in the official admission and trading of the company's shares on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). This public market realization concludes a successful three-and-a-half-year holding period for HgCapital's clients (including the listed HgCapital Trust plc) and represents the fifth exit from the 2009-vintage HgCapital 6 Fund. The IPO successfully validates the execution of the original investment thesis driven by the financial sponsors. Throughout their ownership, the backing partners implemented a comprehensive corporate transformation, initially building a top-tier management team before driving accelerated organic revenue growth via high-quality, attractively priced customer packages and instituting rigorous cost-control initiatives. This disciplined operational strategy enhanced profit growth and maintained a highly cash-generative profile, which facilitated a successful leveraged recapitalization of the business in March 2013. As a newly public company, Manx Telecom is strategically positioned to efficiently capture expanding off-island digital opportunities, particularly in high-end data center provision.
It is worth noting that the fund Hg Capital took control of Manx Telecom through an LBO in 2010.
MANX TELECOM, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2013, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN to the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (14.8x).
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Target
Manx Telecom is the undisputed incumbent fixed and mobile telecom operator on the Isle of Man. Operating as a former monopoly, the business provides mission-critical telecommunication and data services to a broad base of commercial and consumer clients. Renowned for its technological leadership, Manx Telecom was the first European operator to launch a live 3G network and the continent's first commercial HSDPA service. Supported by a skilled workforce of 300 professionals, the platform boasts highly resilient core operations while successfully scaling rapidly growing, high-margin niche off-island voice and data hosting divisions.
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Other operations with MANX TELECOM
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Sector | Deal Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2025 | JT GROUP / CVC | MANX TELECOM | UNITED KINGDOM | Telecom | Telecom operator JT Group (Jersey Telecom), a strategic national asset wholly owned by the States of Jersey, has partnered with private markets investor CVC DIF (the dedicated infrastructure strategy of CVC) to complete the acquisition of Manx Telecom Group |
| 03/2019 | BASALT INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS | MANX TELECOM | UNITED KINGDOM | Telecom | Infrastructure fund manager Basalt Infrastructure Partners, acting through its newly incorporated acquisition vehicle Kelion Bidco Limited, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Manx Telecom plc |
| 06/2010 | HG CAPITAL | MANX TELECOM | UNITED KINGDOM | Telecom | European sector-focused private equity firm HgCapital has successfully agreed to acquire a majority equity stake in Manx Telecom, previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefónica. The buyout was executed alongside CPS Partners, a specialist international telecommunications management company |
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Valuation range: EV 100M - 350M GBP
Revenue range: 50M - 100M GBP
EBITDA range: 10M - 30M GBP
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Target: manx telecom