Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus Acquire T-Mobile Netherlands for €5.1bn

T‑Mobile US / Deutsche Telekom Acquires Sprint from SoftBank (challenged in federal antitrust suit)

June 17, 2022

Telecommunications

T‑Mobile US (controlled by Deutsche Telekom) completed its acquisition of Sprint, previously controlled by SoftBank Group, consolidating the U.S. wireless market from four national carriers to three. Plaintiffs filed a federal class action alleging the merger reduced competition and caused billions in higher wireless prices for consumers and businesses.

Airtel Acquires 20% Stake in Bharti Telemedia from Warburg Pincus

February 17, 2021

Telecommunications

Bharti Airtel agreed to acquire a Warburg Pincus affiliate’s 20% equity stake in its DTH arm, Bharti Telemedia, for roughly INR 31,260 million, partly via issuance of ~36.47 million Airtel shares at INR 600 each and the balance in cash. The transaction aims to simplify shareholding across Airtel’s customer-facing businesses and give Airtel full control to advance its "One Home" converged-services strategy.

Warburg Pincus and DTCP Acquire Majority Stake in Community Fibre

July 29, 2020

Telecommunications

Funds advised by Warburg Pincus and DTCP have acquired a controlling majority stake in Community Fibre, London’s 100% full‑fibre broadband provider. The new investment will fund an accelerated roll‑out to reach one million London households and businesses, with Olaf Swantee joining as Executive Chairman.

Macquarie Asset Management to Acquire Remaining 50% Stake in TDC Group

May 9, 2025

Telecommunications

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has agreed to acquire an additional 50% stake in TDC Group from PFA, PKA and ATP, which will result in Macquarie managing 100% of the capital in TDC Group. The move secures full ownership to continue investments in Denmark’s digital infrastructure—completing fibre rollout, accelerating 5G coverage and furthering IT/cloud transformation and sustainability initiatives across TDC NET and Nuuday.

Nuts Groep Acquires Robin Mobile

June 26, 2019

Telecommunications

Nuts Groep B.V. has acquired mobile telecom provider Robin Mobile Holding B.V. from Ramphastos Investments and Robin Mobile founder Wilfred Rottier. The undisclosed deal adds mobile services (an MVNO) to Nuts Groep's energy, fixed-telecom and internet portfolio as part of its strategy to broaden products and services across the Benelux.

Apax SAS Agrees to Acquire NL Mental Care Group (Mentaal Beter)

January 8, 2021

Healthcare Services

Apax SAS has agreed to acquire 100% of The NL Mental Care Group B.V. (operating as Mentaal Beter) from NPM Capital NV, with the company’s management retaining a stake and continuing to lead the business. The investment will support Mentaal Beter’s digitalisation strategy and international expansion across Europe, and is subject to approval from the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) and the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM).