ORANGE
takes majority stake in
TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS
ORANGE takes majority stake in TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS
Context
Orange SA has announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 54% controlling equity stake in Telekom Romania Communications, executing a major cross-border corporate buyout within the Central and Eastern European digital infrastructure sector. The transaction was structured with the assistance of specialized financial, legal, and regulatory advisors, resulting in a net purchase price of €268 million paid by Orange, net of debt and cash components. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, with finalization scheduled for the second half of 2021. The acquisition thesis is fundamentally rooted in capability-driven scale and market positioning within the regional telecommunications landscape. By integrating the target, Orange executes an immediate, large-scale expansion of its physical infrastructure and technical assets in Romania. The post-closing strategic rationale focuses on combining both platforms' operational capabilities to significantly accelerate Orange's long-term deployment plan.
TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2019, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, a level to compare with the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (13.3x).
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Target
Telekom Romania Communications operates as a fixed-line telecommunications provider within the Romanian market. The company’s commercial business model is centered on the provisioning and long-term maintenance of essential communication utilities, including fixed-line telephony, high-speed broadband internet, and pay-TV services. The organization manages a distributed, capital-intensive technical infrastructure that incorporates an extensive fiber-optic network designed to deliver stable connectivity across residential and commercial sectors. The company's value proposition is driven by its ability to deliver fully integrated, fixed-mobile convergent (FMC) product suites tailored for both the business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) segments.
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| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Sector | Deal Context |
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| 06/2024 | ORANGE | TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS | ROMANIA | Telecom | Orange Romania S.A. (ORO) has successfully completed its corporate merger with Orange Romania Communications S.A. (OROC), fully absorbing the integrated entity into its core operations. This strategic consolidation represents the final corporate milestone following the group's previous acquisition of a controlling stake in the target platform in 2020, effectively establishing a unified, fully convergent telecommunications operator within the region. The transaction’s structural execution focuses on complex operational integration, enabling the combined entity to unify its customer databases and merge legacy IT architectures into a single, cohesive infrastructure network. The investment thesis centers on achieving total asset synchronization and market supremacy within the regional digital services landscape. By legally combining both corporate structures, Orange fully implements its long-term strategy to deploy a seamless, end-to-end mobile and fiber-optic product pipeline. The post-merger strategic rationale targets the elimination of operational redundancies while maximizing cross-selling efficiencies across both the residential and commercial market segments. Backed by a unified technical infrastructure, the consolidated platform is engineered to drive superior customer experiences, scale its high-speed connectivity footprint, and solidify its positioning as the leading provider and preferred choice for fixed-mobile convergent (FMC) services across Romania. |
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Valuation range: EV 300M - 700M EUR
Revenue range: 450M - 900M EUR
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Acquirer: orange