EQT Infrastructure IV Acquires Maltese Telecom Operator Melita

Goldman Sachs Alternatives Acquires Melita from EQT

November 22, 2024

Telecommunications

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has agreed to acquire Melita, Malta’s leading digital infrastructure owner and operator, from EQT Infrastructure IV. Melita operates a nationwide fiber-powered fixed network, a nationwide 5G mobile network and the largest data center in Malta and has a growing IoT connectivity business; the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

EQT Infrastructure Acquires 60% Stake in Newly Created Company Holding Wind Tre's Network

May 12, 2023

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure (EQT Infrastructure VI) agreed to acquire a 60% stake in a newly created company that will own and operate Wind Tre's mobile and fixed network in Italy, valuing the business at an enterprise value of EUR 3.4 billion. CK Hutchison (Wind Tre's current owner) will retain a 40% stake; EQT plans to invest in the network, expand services (including fixed wireless access, IoT and private networks) and pursue sustainability and growth opportunities.

EQT to acquire 80% stake in Eutelsat's Ground Station Infrastructure Business

August 9, 2024

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure VI has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire an 80% majority stake in Eutelsat Group’s Satellite Ground Station Infrastructure Business, in a transaction that values the carved-out entity at an enterprise value of EUR 790 million. Eutelsat will retain a 20% stake and remain an anchor tenant and partner; EQT intends to invest in antenna infrastructure and pursue M&A-driven growth to build a leading independent ground station operator headquartered in France.

EQT Infrastructure to merge IP-Only and GlobalConnect

November 21, 2019

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure announced plans to combine its portfolio companies IP-Only and GlobalConnect to create a leading Northern European fiber-based datacom and cloud-enabling infrastructure provider. The merger creates scale across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Northern Germany — combining roughly 58,000 km of fiber, ~18,000 sqm of data center capacity, more than 1,500 employees and combined 2018 revenues of ~EUR 520 million to accelerate network rollout, innovation and cross-border services for B2B, B2C and public customers.

EQT Infrastructure Acquires IP-Only

June 11, 2019

Telecommunications

The EQT Infrastructure IV fund has agreed to acquire IP-Only from EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds for an enterprise value of SEK 18,250 million plus an earn-out of up to SEK 1,000 million. IP-Only owns and operates ~16,000 km of fiber network across Sweden and provides wholesale fiber access, enterprise connectivity and co-location data center services; the transaction is expected to close in June 2019.

EQT Infrastructure Acquires inexio

September 28, 2019

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure (EQT Infrastructure IV) agreed to acquire inexio Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KGaA from Warburg Pincus, Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, the founders and several minority investors. The investment will support inexio's large-scale FTTH rollout and expansion of its fiber-optic network across rural and suburban Germany, with a stated commitment to connect 2 million households by 2030.