Melita (telecommunications company)

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Melita Limited
FormerlyMelita Cable
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1992 (1992)
Key people
Harald Rösch (CEO)
OwnersEQT Partners
Websitewww.melita.com.mt

Melita Limited, formerly Melita Cable, is a Maltese telecommunications company established in 1992. It is a quadruple play provider that provides cable television, mobile telephone, broadband Internet, and fixed-line telephone services.[1]

Melita was the first company to offer high-definition television in Malta through its Melita NetBox digital set-top box, introduced in 2010.[2]

In February 2016, the private equity investment funds Apax Partners and Fortino Capital acquired the company from previous financial investors GMT Communications Partners, MC iVenture Partners, Blackrock Communications and the Gasan Group.[3]

On 23 May 2019 EQT Partners acquired the telecom operator Melita.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". Melita. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Melita inaugurates HD TV". Times of Malta. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Apax Partners and Fortino Capital complete the acquisition of Melita". Melita. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "EQT acquires the leading Maltese telecom operator Melita". eqtgroup.com. 23 May 2019.

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