Norlys a.m.b.a. completed the acquisition of Operations and network assets of Telia in Denmark.
April 01, 2024
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Norlys a.m.b.a. entered into binding term sheet agreement to acquire Operations and network assets of Telia in Denmark for enterprise value of DKK 6.3 billion on April 25, 2023. As of September 15, 2023 Norlys a.m.b.a. entered into definitive agreement to acquire Operations and network assets of Telia in Denmark. The valuation is equivalent to 8.9x Telia Denmark?s 2022 reported EBITDA. Norlys will appoint Torben Poulsen to lead its new mobile telecoms operation once the transaction is completed. The transaction is subject to the parties signing final and binding agreements (expected this summer), approval from Norlys? owners and customary regulatory approvals, with closing expected in Q1 2024 at the latest. As on February 28, 2024, Telia received regulatory approval from the Danish Competition Council. Telia now expects the transaction to close in early April. Telia intends to use the transaction proceeds for deleveraging purposes.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) acted as financial advisor to Norlys a.m.b.a. Accura Advokataktieselskab acted as legal advisor to Norlys a.m.b.a.
Norlys a.m.b.a. completed the acquisition of Operations and network assets of Telia in Denmark on April 2, 2024.
Telia Company AB is the leading Scandinavian telecommunications operator. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by activity as follows:
- telecommunications services (85.8%): mobile telephony (19.8 million subscribers at year-end 2022), fixed-line telephony (0.9 million), cable television transmission (3 million), broadband Internet access (2.9 million), etc.;
- media services (9.6%): production and broadcasting of audiovisual content (TV4, C More and MTV channels);
- other (4.6%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Sweden (46.4%), Finland (18.7%), Norway (16.5%), Denmark (5.8%), Lithuania (5.5%), Estonia (4%) and other (3.1%).
TELIA COMPANY AB 
