Contact

Telecoms investment review. Link Mobility acquires Didimo, Jet Telecom and GMS.


Integral service around a transaction
BY : Diego GutiérrezNovember Thu, 2017
Link Mobility, the Norwegian telecommunications and IT company, has acquired the Spanish mobile messaging company Didimo. The transaction, valued at €18 million, also includes the business of Didimo's subsidiary Jet Telecom and Global Messaging Solutions (GMS).

About Link Mobility

Link Mobility is a Norwegian group listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Founded in 1998, Link Mobility is a leading Norwegian developer of mobile solutions for businesses, and one of Europe's leading groups in this sector. The company achieved a turnover of close to €70M in 2016, a year in which it realised a total of 5 acquisitions in Northern Europe.

Its mobile solutions for enterprises include SMS messaging integration services with IT systems, mobile payment systems, web solutions for SMS-based business-to-customer communication, and database management and registration solutions. The group has more than 400 established customers in many different sectors: transport, insurance, travel, real estate, media, energy, retail and healthcare.

LINK Mobility has a team of 230 employees in 8 countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Estonia and Spain) and has a large market share in the mobile solutions sector.

Link Mobility's M&A operations

Since 2014 Link Mobility has made a total of 12 acquisitions of companies with a total value of 600 million kronor (€66M). These companies are characterised by important players in the telecommunications sector, such as Aspiro, Intouch, PSWinCom, Fivestarday, CoolSMS, Didimo and Jet Telecom. These operations have contributed to a large increase in their market share and have further diversified and extended their portfolio of mobile solutions.

Telecoms investment review. Link Mobility acquires Didimo, Jet Telecom and GMS.

 

Link Mobility buys Didimo and Jet Telecom

Link Mobility has acquired 100% of the share capital of Spanish mobile messaging company Didimo for NOK 169 million (approximately €18 million). The transaction comprises the purchase of the Spanish Global Messaging Solutions (GMS) for €11M, and JetTelecom Group (a subsidiary of Didimo) for €7M.

The purchase has been completed under the terms agreed in the term sheet: 1/3 of the price paid in cash at closing, 1/3 of the price in Link Mobility shares and 1/3 of the price in a loan receivable by the sellers in 3 years.

Didimo is a leading Spanish company specialising in the development of B2C mobile messaging solutions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Madrid, the company achieved a turnover of €9M in 2016, and an EBITDA of around €1.3M. In July 2015 Didimo completed the acquisition of Jet Telecom, creating a group with a monthly average of more than 40 million messages sent.

Link Mobility's interest in Didimo lies in its highly technological profile and its good relationship with the most important mobile operators in Spain, while its focus on the sale of GMS stands out. With this operation, Link Mobility aims to capture a high percentage of the Spanish market and approach the 40% of local market share that it usually targets in the countries in which it operates.

 

Other posts that may interest you

Spanish telecoms firm Cellnex buys Alticom to grow in the Netherlands

Artá Capital buys the 60% from Satlink, a Spanish satellite telecommunications company for the maritime sector.

 

If you are looking for investors, you want to buy or selling a companyplease contact us. Abra-Invest has a team of experts in each area at your disposal. Call +34 946424142 or fill in the contact form.

The M&A Professionals

Meet our services

CONTACT US

MEET
OUR
METODOLOGY

Do you want to be up to date?

SUSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER

Our diferentiation

Market Research Technology
Our team of market analysis specialists is continuously analyzing the investments of the most active markets in the industry in order to unceasingly contribute ideas of the current market situation and identify the most relevant trends for senior management. We integrate the most relevant sources of information which allows us to discover the most interesting companies for venture capital and similarly helps us to identify the investors with the highest probability of involvement in an M&A process to ensure the success of our sell-side operations.

The reports and deductions of our advisors provide a broad view of the sector, both geographically and from the complementary or adjacent markets perspective.
Technology Data Analytics
for M&A
Advanced data anlytics is a weapon". Intelfin is an artificial intelligence tool we use for investing and creating value in SMEs through competitive analytics and the enterprise environment.

IntelFin consists of a cognitive system, which, through the application of advanced analytical technologies, facilitates the automation of investment and financing decisions in the field of non-listed companies and especially SMEs in high-growth sectors.

The information related to these companies is characterized by their lack of transparency and heterogeneity; thus, it is necessary to develop an advanced analysis which is as much predictive as prescriptive and is developed in a natural language custom, suitable to obtain greater clarity and knowledge of the investment scope.

The IntelFin system focuses especially on analyzing the variables that define and influence the competitive environment of a sector and the positioning of a company, analyzing their influence on future value creation. Therefore, IntelFin supports strategic decision-making to senior management by resolving questions such as:

¿What are my competitors' priorities, strategies and expansion plans? Who's my competition? Which competitor is most likely to grow at a higher rate?
Which areas of activity/business models will receive the most investment? Which sectors are most attractive to investors?
Which companies are going to experience the most growth in the near future? Which companies are most likely to receive investment or be acquired?
Training Methodology
We have developed training programs in an innovative set-up which guarantees our teams the acquisition of technical competences both in the field of corporate finance and in the field of psychology, that is much needed when it comes to negotiation processes.

We have a culture of continuous improvement of our processes, closely related to the use of information systems that allow the enhancement of internal communication between our teams, as well as external communication with our customers. Hence, we extend best practices identified internally in an efficient and rapid manner among our members.

Are you one of those who prefer to be well informed when making decisions?

M&A NEWS
INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
crossmenu