Telia To Acquire Telavox's Nordic Enterprise Customer Base
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Telia Company AB (publ) TELIA.ST:
TELIA TO ACQUIRE TELAVOX'S NORDIC ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER BASE AND LICENSE THEIR UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM
BOUGHT CUSTOMER BASE INCLUDES 24,000 BUSINESSES, 325,000 END-USERS, 240,000 MOBILE END-USERS
TO ACQUIRE TELAVOX'S NORDIC ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER BASE FOR SEK 3.8 BILLION, PLUS A POTENTIAL EARN-OUT OF SEK 0.2 BILLION.
CLOSING EXPECTED IN Q1 2027
ACQUIRED CUSTOMER BASE CURRENTLY GENERATES APPROXIMATELY SEK 1.1 BILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE
IMPACT ON TELIA'S NET DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO IS EXPECTED TO BE AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.1X.
MID-TERM TARGET OF AT LEAST SEK 10 BILLION OF FREE CASH FLOW BY 2027 REMAINS UNCHANGED
ACQUISITION IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A LIMITED POST-FINANCING IMPACT ON FREE CASH FLOW IN 2027
SEES A CLEAR CASE FOR ACHIEVING COST SYNERGIES OF AROUND SEK 0.2 BILLION
BY 2028, FREE CASH FLOW CONTRIBUTION BEFORE FINANCING COSTS IS EXPECTED TO REACH SEK 0.4 BILLION
SEES OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE REVENUE SYNERGIES THROUGH CROSS-SELLING AND UPSELLING ITS FULL PORTFOLIO OF CONNECTIVITY AND DIGITAL SERVICES TO ACQUIRED CUSTOMERS
Further company coverage: TELIA.ST