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Starman was an Estonian cable television and Internet service provider company founded in 1992 and located in Tallinn. Since December 2016, Starman Estonia is wholly owned by Elisa.[1][2]
Starman was the largest cable television company in Estonia[3] and in the Baltic countries.[4]
History
Starman was founded in 1992 by Peeter Kern and Indrek Kuivallik.[5] Peeter Kern served as the company's CEO until his unexpected death in 2014.[6][7]
In 2013, the Swedish investment company East Capital Explorer bought 51% of Starman's shares from the company's founders.[8]
In 2015 Starman bought the Lithuanian telecommunications company Cgates, with funds from the majority shareholder East Capital Explorer,[9] but the Lithuanian branch was again separated in a later acquisition.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In March 2016, East Capital Explorer intended to sell its 63% share to American investment firm Providence Equity Partners for €81 million,[10] but Starman's minority shareholder Polaris Invest (owned by founder Indrek Kuivallik) used their pre-emptive rights to make the purchase instead.[1][11][12] In December 2016, Starman Estonia was wholly acquired by Finnish telecommunications company Elisa for €151 million; this deal did not include the Lithuanian branch.[1][2][13]
References
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- ↑ "CNBC launches on Starman in Estonia", CNBC, 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Starman and Nokia to Deploy First Nationwide 10-Gigabit Residential Network in Europe", Fiber Optics Weekly Update, 10 June 2016.
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- ↑ "East Capital Unveils Acquisition of Cgates in Lithuania", SeeNews Nordic, 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Swedes sell Starman to Americans", Postimees, 15 March 2016.
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External links
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- Mass media companies of Estonia
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- 2016 mergers and acquisitions