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Communication services has evolved hugely in recent years, enabled by the increased capacity of the underlying connectivity infrastructure combined with IP-rich solution sets. This has fundamentally changed the way we communicate and how business interact within their ecosystems. This change is seen across the sector, from the proliferation of M2M to the development of SD-WANs, and from mobile connectivity to conferencing and collaboration tools. Industry trends, such as convergence in communications and IT services, will continue to drive M&A activity, allowing broader product offerings and increased efficiency.  

Arma has a leadership position in the sector, having undertaken a number of important transactions, including recent deals in IOT/M2M, networking services and unified comms. We see a strong flow of future transactions as the communication services market continues to consolidate, delivering scale, synergies and broader capabilities.

  • $4.9 billion aggregate deal value
  • 38% cross-border deals
  • 54% deals involve a
    strategic buyer

Sub-segment coverage and team

  • Network services and connectivity
  • Unified comms and hosted telephony
  • IoT / M2M services
  • Mobile and mobility
  • Contact centre services
  • Conferencing, AV and collaboration service
  • Fixed line telephony
Meet the team
  • Tom Wells

    Partner, London

  • Henrietta Schmidt-Wilke

    Senior Managing Director, Munich

  • Andrew Wheatley

    Partner, London

  • Bharathi Kannan

    Director

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  • Apr 2022
    (A portfolio company of BGF)
    acquired by
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  • Dec 2021
    (a portfolio company of Blackstone)
    acquired by
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  • Jun 2021
    IoT division
    acquired by
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  • May 2021
    (a portfolio company of Keensight Capital)
    acquired by
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  • Aug 2020
    (a portfolio company of Norland Capital, ICONIQ Capital and RIT Capital Partners)
    acquired by
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  • Jan 2020
    acquired by
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  • Jun 2018
    acquired
    (a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners)
    $530 million
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  • May 2018
    (a portfolio company of GMT Communications Partners)
    acquired by
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  • Aug 2016
    (a portfolio company of Bowmark Capital)
    acquired by
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  • Jun 2016
    (a portfolio company of GMT Communications Partners and Viking Venture)
    acquired by
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  • Apr 2016
    acquired by
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  • Feb 2015
    acquired by
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  • Jan 2014
    acquired by
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  • May 2009
    (DSL division)
    acquired by
    $172 million
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  • Apr 2008
    acquired
    $2,550 million
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  • Jan 2007
    acquired
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