At what enterprise value was UNIK acquired in 2021?

During the acquisition of UNIK by ADISTA in 2021, the transaction's Enterprise Value is estimated to be in the range of 100M - 350M EUR.

What was the EV/EBITDA of UNIK when it was acquired by ADISTA?

The estimated EV/EBITDA multiple for UNIK is in the range of 10x - 18x.

When was UNIK acquired by ADISTA?

UNIK was acquired by ADISTA in 2021.

What was the revenue of UNIK at the time of the deal?

The revenue of UNIK at the time of the deal is estimated to be in the range of 50M - 100M EUR.

What was the EBITDA of UNIK during the acquisition?

UNIK's EBITDA is estimated to be in the range of 5M - 25M EUR.

How is the data for the UNIK acquisition sourced and is it reliable?

Mynth data is contributed by a professional community of M&A and Private Equity experts. Each transaction, including the UNIK deal, is systematically cross-verified by our team using private deal documents and official sources. You can also find the official press release for this transaction here: https://www.adista.fr/news/adista-et-unyc-soutenus-par-keensight-capital-signent-un-accord-dexclusivite-en-vue-de-leur-rapprochement-pour-accelerer-leur-strategie-de-croissance/

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09/2021

UNIK acquired by ADISTA

FRANCE IT Services / Infrastructure & Cloud / MSP (Managed Services) EV 100M - 350M EUR

Context

Adista and Unyc, both supported by Keensight Capital, have signed an exclusivity agreement for a strategic merger. This transaction creates a new national champion with a combined turnover of €220 million and 900 employees in 2021. Under the leadership of Group President Patrice Bélie, the two entities will maintain their operational specializations: Adista focusing on direct sales and Unyc on indirect/white-label distribution. Damien Watine, founder of Unyc, becomes a shareholder in the new holding company and continues to lead Unyc’s operations while joining the group’s executive board. The merger aims for massive scale, targeting €500 million in revenue by 2025.

UNIK, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2021, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (14.6x).

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Target

Founded in 2004, Unyc is a major French player in the indirect sale of telecommunications and cloud services. The company operates as a wholesale provider and white-label distributor, enabling a network of partners and resellers to offer telecom solutions to their own end-customers. Its value proposition is built on a high-performance digital platform that simplifies the provisioning and management of fixed-line, mobile, and connectivity services. Strategically, Unyc excels in the "indirect channel" market, providing the technical backbone for hundreds of regional IT integrators and resellers across France.

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Valuation range: EV 100M - 350M EUR

Revenue range: 50M - 100M EUR

EBITDA range: 5M - 25M EUR

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Acquirer: adista