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The most important acquisitions in recent years

Swissom owns Fastweb in full
Following the sell-out period, the remaining shares of Fastweb will be successfully transferred to Swisscom. With effect of today, Fastweb will be delisted from Borsa Italiana and Swisscom will own Fastweb in full.
Press release (22 March 2011)
 
Swisscom IT Services expands its service business
Swisscom IT Services expanded its skills in the service business and acquired the IT service providers Panatronic (Switzerland) AG, Eccotrust Solutions AG and IT Services + Logistik AG with a workforce of around 140.
Press release (11 May 2010)
 
Swisscom acquires Swiss operating and service business from Siemens Enterprise Communications
Swisscom took over the entire existing operating and service business of Siemens Enterprise Communications AG in Switzerland with its 18 employees. Siemens Enterprise Communications is a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for corporate communications.
Press release (16 April 2010)
 

Swisscom Hospitality acquires Wayport's EMEA business
In April 2010 Hospitality Services Plus SA announced the acquisition of Wayport Holdings A/S. Wayport is an AT&T Group company and provides hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with network-based guest services.
Press release (8 April 2010)
 
Swisscom acquires Credit Suisse subsidiary WECO
On 1 November 2009 Swisscom acquired the debt collection company WECO Inkasso AG, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse. The company specialises in the collection of loss certificates and receivables on behalf of banks.
Press release (3 November 2009)
 
Swisscom IT Services acquires Resource Group AG
Swisscom IT Services acquired Resource Group AG in the Glattzentrum (canton of Zurich), managing the SAP specialist firm as an independent subsidiary and under its own name. Seventy-five SAP specialists from Swisscom IT Services transferred to Resource Group AG.
Press release (25 June 2009) 

Swisscom IT Services acquires majority stake in Sourcag
Swisscom IT Services moved into the BPO business (Business Process Outsourcing) and acquired a 60 per cent stake in Sourcag AG, making it the majority shareholder. The previous owners, BKB and BLKB, still hold a 20 per cent stake each.
Press release (23 June 2009)
 

Acquisition of 100 per cent stake in coComment B.V. Holding
At the end of 2008 Swisscom acquired a 100 per cent stake in coComment B.V. Holding. coComment provides a Web-based service for managing online comments and discussions such as blogs.
 

Purchase of The Phone House AG retail chain
At the end of March 2008 Swisscom Switzerland signed an agreement with The Phone House AG to purchase the company's retail chain in Switzerland. The deal was completed on 1 July 2008 following the approval of the Federal Competition Commission on 3 June 2008.

Press release (20 March 2008)
 

Purchase of 100 per cent stake in Webcall GmbH
On 23 June 2008 Swisscom Switzerland purchased a 100 per cent stake in Webcall GmbH, a specialist provider of Microsoft-based unified communications solutions.

Press release (23 May 2008)
 

Acquisition of shareholding in local.ch AG
On 1 January 2008 Swisscom Directories acquired PubliGroup's full shareholding in local.ch AG, a regional Swiss search engine.
 

Acquisition of 35% share in Transmedia
On 24 May 2007 Swisscom acquired a 35% share in the video-on-demand specialist Transmedia. The purchase of shares in the Geneva-based enterprise marked a further step in Swisscom's alignment as a multimedia provider.
Press release (24 May 2007)

Acquisition of 82.4% shares in Fastweb
During an offer period for Fastweb shares lasting between 10 April 2007 and 15 May 2007 Fastweb shareholders sold a total of 80.7% of Fastweb's share capital at a price of EUR 47 .The total purchase price was EUR 3.1 billion (5.0 billion CHF). Together with a previously acquired 1.4 million shares, Swisscom now owns 82.4% of Fastweb and the total purchase price amounts to EUR 3.1 billion or CHF 5.1 billion.
Press release (15 May 2007)

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Acquisition of a 25% stake in Swisscom Mobile
On 20 December 2006 Swisscom bought back Vodafone's 25% stake in Swisscom Mobile AG.
Press releas3 (19 December 2006)

Acquisition of 100% of Minick Holding AG
Swisscom mobile acquired a 100% stake in Minick Holding AG and its subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and Spain on 4 December 2006. Minick is a solution provider for mobile Internet portals and interactive applications.
Press release (4 December 2006)

Acquisition of 100% stake in Betty Holding AG
On 27 September 2006 Swisscom acquired a 100% share in the voting rights and a 65% share in the capital of Betty Holding AG. Betty Holding AG (Zurich) holds 100% of Betty Technology AG (Zug), Betty TV AG (Munich) and Betty TV Entwicklungs- und Dienstleistungs GmbH (Munich). Betty is a provider of remote control devices for interactive television.
Press release (7 September 2006)

Acquisition of 100% stake in Swapcom
On 3 August 2006 Swisscom acquired a 100% stake in Swapcom (France). Swapcom develops software solutions and is specialised in server-side software architecture in the area of mobile communications field.
Press release (4 August 2006)

Purchase of a 100% stake in Comit
On 4 January 2006, Swisscom IT Services acquired 100% of the equity of the banking IT specialist Comit AG. The purchase price was CHF 78 million.
Press release

Purchase of a 100% stake in Cybernet
On 20 October 2005, Swisscom Fixnet signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Internet service provider Cybernet (Schweiz) AG. Following the approval of the competition authorities, the acquisition took place on 22 March 2006 for a purchase price of CHF 15 million.
Press release

Purchase of business units of Siemens Switzerland
On 28 February 2006, Swisscom Solutions AG acquired the Siemens Switzerland business units responsible for telephone systems and IP communications platforms for medium-sized and large business customers. The purchase price was CHF 24 million.
Press release

Purchase of a 98% stake in Core Communications
On 8 June 2006, Swisscom Eurospot purchased a 98% stake in Core Communications Corp for CHF 13 million. Core Communications is a US service provider offering data communication and Internet solutions for the hotel industry.
Press release

Purchase of a 40% stake in the Medgate Group
On 9 February 2006, Swisscom acquired a 40% stake in Medgate Holding AG, which has developed into the leading Swiss centre for telemedicine since its establishment in 1999.
Press release

Acquisition of a 49% stake in Cinetrade
On 8 April 2005, Swisscom acquired a 49% stake in CT Cinetrade AG, a Swiss media company whose activities comprise a pay-TV channel, video and DVD film rights as well as cinema operation.
Press release

Acquisition of a 100% stake in Antenna Hungária
On 28 July 2005, Swisscom acquired a 100% stake in Antenna Hungária, which is active in the analogue radio and television broadcasting business. The transaction was completed for a purchase price of CHF 400 million.
Press release

Acquisition of an 84.4% stake in Tele Rätia AG
Swisscom Broadcast acquired an 84.4% stake in Tele Rätia AG on 22 December 2004. Tele Rätia AG provides services in the area of television and radio broadcasting in the canton of Grisons.
Press release

Acquisition of a 100% stake in T-Systems Card Services AG
As of 19 December 2003, Swisscom acquired 100% of the equity of T-Systems Card Services AG from T-Systems Schweiz AG. T-Systems Card Services AG was renamed Billag Card Services AG at the time of the acquisition. This business unit is now part of the subsidiary Accarda AG.
Press release