Versatel
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Tele2 Netherlands Holding N.V. (formerly Versatel Telecom International N.V) is a listed telecommunications company operating on the Dutch and Belgian market. It has more than 1,900 employees and over 1 million customers. Tele2
from Sweden
owns over 75% of the shares.
The company has a product portfolio of fixed telephony, data, internet and mobile telephony products.
Versatel was founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs Gary Mesch and Marc van der Heijden. In July 2005 the company was sold to Tele2
and the German part, Versatel Deutschland (now Versatel AG), was split and sold immediately to Apax Partners
who merged it with Tropolys
, another German telecommunications company. It has been listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange since July 2007.
Versatel Deutschland
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
owns over 75% of the shares.
The company has a product portfolio of fixed telephony, data, internet and mobile telephony products.
Versatel was founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs Gary Mesch and Marc van der Heijden. In July 2005 the company was sold to Tele2
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
and the German part, Versatel Deutschland (now Versatel AG), was split and sold immediately to Apax Partners
Apax Partners
Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...
who merged it with Tropolys
Tropolys
Tropolys is a German telecommunications company operating on the German market. In July 2005 it merged with Versatel Deutschland....
, another German telecommunications company. It has been listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange since July 2007.
External links
Versatel Telecom International N.VVersatel Deutschland