At what enterprise value was UNIK acquired in 2021?

During the acquisition of UNIK by ADISTA in 2021, the company was valued at an estimated revenue multiple of below 5x. The transaction's Enterprise Value is estimated to be in the range of 100M - 350M EUR. By registering for free, you get access to complete and exact transaction details including enterprise value, revenue, and EBITDA. Additionally, our database shows that the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) industry currently tracks an average EBITDA multiple of 14.3x, providing a valuable benchmark for this transaction.

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

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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?

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What was the EBITDA of UNIK during the acquisition?

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What is Enterprise Value (EV)?

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What is the EV/EBITDA multiple and why is it used?

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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 LOGIN in 2021, 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 (14.3x).

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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