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DT agrees Slovak Telekom buy-out for EUR 900 mln
2015-05-19 13:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom announced an agreement to acquire the remaining 49 percent in Slovak Telekom it does yet own from the Slovakia government for EUR 900 million. The Slovak government earlier planned an IPO for its stake, until it received a better offer from the German operator. Deutsche Telekom said the price corresponds to an enterprise value of 3.8 times the operator's EBITDA. Claudia Nemat, DT board member for Europe, said ST is a "highly attractive asset", as the only quad-play provider in Slovakia and leading fixed-line operator. Furthermore, it is the second of DT's subsidiaries to operate an all-IP network and recently adopted the operator's Magenta One converged fixed-mobile strategy. The acquisition of the remaining shares allows for simplification of the capital and governance structure of Slovak Telekom and will keep a greater share of cash at the operator, due to an end to dividends to minority shareholders. Slovak Telekom is already fully consolidated by Deutsche Telekom, so the transaction has no impact on group revenue and EBITDA. The transaction is not subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
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