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11/2020

ORANGE takes majority stake in TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS

ROMANIA Telecom / Operators EV 300M - 700M EUR

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.

The acquisition of Telekom Romania Communications is part of the growth strategy of Orange, which already has several external growth operations under its belt, notably Securelink in 2019.

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 (14.8x).

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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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Other operations with TELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONS

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sector, Deal Context)
DateAcquirerTargetCountrySectorDeal Context
06/2024ORANGETELEKOM ROMANIA COMMUNICATIONSROMANIATelecom

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

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Valuation range: EV 300M - 700M EUR

Revenue range: 450M - 900M EUR

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Acquirer: orange