16.12.2013
freenet AG DE000A0Z2ZZ5
DGAP-News: freenet AG strengthens Digital Lifestyle activities with acquisition of Jesta Digital Group
DGAP-News: freenet AG / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions
freenet AG strengthens Digital Lifestyle activities with acquisition
of Jesta Digital Group
16.12.2013 / 18:58
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- Further optimisation of the strategic portfolio through extension of
mobile lifestyle applications
- Acquisition of all shares in Jesta Digital Group
- Financing to be covered by existing credit line
Büdelsdorf, 16 December 2013 - freenet Cityline GmbH, a wholly owned
subsidiary of freenet AG, today signed a purchase agreement to acquire all
shares in Jesta Digital GmbH, Jesta Digital Holdings, Inc. and Jesta
Digital Group U.S. Holdings, Inc. The acquisition is subject to the usual
regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close early in the
year 2014.
With offices in Berlin and Los Angeles, and around 300 employees, the Jesta
Digital Group is a leading global provider of leading-edge digital
entertainment content and of services for users of digital applications.
Mobile content is sold directly to the end customer, using billing
relationships with more than 60 mobile operators worldwide, and supports
virtually all major mobile devices. Beyond ringtones and dial tones, the
range includes logos, full-track music, mobile games and videos, as well as
other fun/lifestyle applications including very popular new offerings such
as 'Bitbop', 'iLove' and 'Alta Editions'. The company currently reaches
around 100 million customers in more than 50 countries via its own mobile
advertising platform, 'Motility Ads'. Jesta Digital generates one-third of
its business in Germany, another third in the US, and beyond that is mainly
present in other countries such as Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Brazil.
'The continued proliferation of smartphones and tablet PCs, and
data-friendly mobile tariffs lead to a dynamically growing demand for
mobile digital lifestyle applications,' says Christoph Vilanek, CEO of
freenet AG. 'We have successfully cooperated with Jesta Digital for more
than ten years now. With the acquisition, we are resolutely continuing our
expansionist course in this area.'
'The acquisition meets the conditions defined in our financial policy,'
says Joachim Preisig, CFO of freenet AG. 'In addition, it realises in an
ideal way the strengthening of particularly valuable revenue contributors,
part of our acquisition strategy. The EBITDA multiple for Jesta Digital
used for the purposes of the transaction is well below the current Group
EBITDA multiple of freenet AG as valued on the stock exchange.'
The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. Once
regulatory approval has been obtained, the business activities of the Jesta
Digital Group are to be consolidated in the Other/Holding segment as from
the completion of the transaction.
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Language: English
Company: freenet AG
Hollerstraße 126
24782 Büdelsdorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)40 51306-778
Fax: +49 (0)40 51306-970
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.freenet-group.de
ISIN: DE000A0Z2ZZ5, DE000A1KQXU0
WKN: A0Z2ZZ , A1KQXU
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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