Son, 17 juli 2008 - Claranet, leverancier van zakelijke ict-oplossingen, heeft de Amen Group verkocht aan Dada S.p.A.. De internationale aanbieder van onder andere community & entertainment-diensten voor web en mobiel heeft het bedrijf overgenomen voor 17,5 miljoen euro. Dada S.p.A. is genoteerd op de Italiaanse beurs (MTA Segment STAR: DA.MI). Door de verkoop kan Claranet zich meer richten op de verdere groei in de managed network en hosting services markt.
Hieronder volgt het volledige persbericht in het Engels:
London 16 July 2008 – International managed services provider, Claranet, today announced the €17.5m cash sale of the Amen Group of companies to Dada S.p.A, international leader in both Community & Entertainment services for web and mobile, as well as Domain, Hosting & online Advertising services, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (MTA Segment STAR: DA.MI).
The Amen Group is one of Europe’s largest domain and web hosting specialists, and was acquired by Claranet on 12 July 2005 as part of a larger transaction involving US-based hosting and network provider, Via Networks. The divestment allows Claranet to sharpen its focus on core business and enhances the Group’s ability to continue its organic and external growth in the burgeoning managed network and hosting services market.
Charles Nasser, founder and CEO of Claranet, said: “When we acquired Amen, our goal was to grow the company through sustained investment in its people and technology and make it a European market leader. We are pleased to have realised this goal and that our investment in the company has paid off.
“This transaction is a win for all parties. Having expanded our footprint over the last 12 years to include seven countries, 12 offices and 16 data centres, we are now in an even better position to grow organically and through further acquisitions. This transaction will contribute to our focus on delivering high-quality network, hosting and application hosting services to business. We plan to continue working with Amen by providing managed network, hosting and support services across Europe.”
BERICHT VOOR DE REDACTIE
Over Claranet Claranet biedt sinds 1996 een betrouwbaar pakket aan diensten op het gebied van internettoegang, managed services en datacenter-activiteiten. Middels het eigen internationale netwerk biedt Claranet oplossingen voor dataverkeer tussen (inter)nationale bedrijfslocaties. Met vestigingen in 7 landen bedient Claranet meer dan 300.000 klanten wereldwijd, waaronder Airbus, Renault en CenterParcs. Meer informatie is te vinden op
www.claranet.nl.
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abiermans@nl.clara.net www.claranet.nl About Dada
Dada S.p.A. (dada.dada.net) is an international leader in both Community & Entertainment services for web and mobile, as well as Domain, Hosting & online Advertising services.Dada is organized around 2 main business units: Dada.net (
www.dada.net, community & entertainment services with a strong focus on music) and DadaPro (professional services for online presence & advertising services on the Net).Dada is listed on the Italian stock market MTA segment STAR (DA.MI) and its shareholders include the management with 12.54% of the share capital and the RCS Group, which holds 46.54%.
dada.dada.net/it/presskit
dada.dada.net/it/corporatepresentation Contact: Serena Santolamazza
Head of External Relations Dada
Tel 02/54027714 - Fax 02/54027749
serena.santolamazza@staff.dada.net