Spain's Masmovil acquires MVNO Llamaya for EUR 41.7 mln

News Wireless Spain 1 FEB 2017
Spain's Masmovil acquires MVNO Llamaya for EUR 41.7 mln
Spanish operator MasMovil has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of MVNO Llamaya from More Minutes Comunications for a total of up to EUR 41.7 million. In a statement to Madrid's MAB alternative stock exchange, the company said the value of the acquisition came to EUR 29.7 million plus variable payments of up to EUR 12 million depending on certain operating parameters to be paid in 2018-2019. Llamaya is an MVNO catering above all to Central American users present in Spain, with around 170,000 active prepay customers and revenues of EUR 22.5 million in 2016.

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Mobile

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Masmovil,  LlamaYa

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Spain

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Wireless, Consumer, M&A buyouts & divestments

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