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Swisscom - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Swisscom M&A Summary

Swisscom has acquired 7 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Swisscom’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Vodafone Italia for $9.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2004, when it sold Debitel France SA to Permira for $949M. Swisscom has acquired in 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (29%) and information technology (15%).

Swisscom Business Overview

Where is Swisscom headquartered?

Swisscom is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

What is Swisscom’s revenue?

Swisscom disclosed revenue of 11,036M CHF for 2024 and 11,072M CHF for 2023.

How many employees does Swisscom have?

Swisscom has 19,936 employees.

What sector is Swisscom in?

Swisscom is a communications company.

When was Swisscom founded?

Swisscom was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 1

Swisscom

Swisscom AG

Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6,
Bern, 3048
Switzerland,
+41 58 221 99 11
www.swisscom.ch

Swisscom is an entity which offers telecommunication services mainly in Switzerland and Italy. Swisscom was founded in 1852 and is based in Bern, Switzerland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 5 - - - 2 - 7
vol $3.4B $9.0B $12.4B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $950M $245M $1.2B
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Vodafone Italia 2024-03-15 9.0B EUR Divestiture
Ivrea, Italy · www.vodafone.it
Camptocamp SA 2024-03-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Bussigny, Switzerland · www.camptocamp.com
BICS SA (Belgacom International Carrier Services) 2021-02-09 245M EUR Divestiture
Brussels, Belgium · www.bics.com
Swisscom AG - Intellectual Property Rights 2015-10-01 700K USD Divestiture
Berne, Switzerland
H-Net AG 2015-03-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Switzerland · www.h-net.ch
PubliGroupe AG 2014-08-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Lausanne, Switzerland · www.publigroupe.com
Tweasy SA 2013-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Neuchâtel, Switzerland · www.tweasy.com
Fastweb SpA 2007-05-01 3.4B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Milan, Italy · www.fastweb.it
Betty Holding AG 2006-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Swaziland
Debitel France SA 2004-06-01 949M EUR Divestiture
Chaville, France · www.debitel.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 2 (29%) 12.4B (100%) 3 (75%) 1.2B (100%)
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 1 (25%) 700K (< 1%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (14%) - - -
Marketing 1 (14%) - - -
Media 1 (14%) - - -
Software 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $12.4B 4 $1.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Switzerland 4 - 1 700K
Italy 2 12.4B - -
Belgium - - 1 245M
France - - 1 949M
Swaziland 1 - - -
United States - - 1 -
  Maryland - - 1 -
Domestic 4 (57%) - 1 (25%) 700K (< 1%)
Cross-border 3 (43%) 12.4B (100%) 3 (75%) 1.2B (100%)
Total 7 $12.4B 4 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Kellerhals Carrard
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $12.4B
TOTAL $12.4B
Largest Vodafone Italia
$9.0B (2024-03-15)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.2B
< $100M 1 $700K
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Debitel France SA
$949M (2004-06-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

11,036   1% 2024
11,072   1% 2023
11,051   2% 2022
11,183   1% 2021
11,100   4% 2020
11,453   3% 2019
11,714   1% 2018
11,662   1% 2017
11,643   1% 2016
11,678   1% 2015
11,703   2014
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Employees

19,936

Established

1998

Public

SIX Swiss Exchange: SCMN

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