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White Paper Mannesmann has offered Euro 9452 for each Orange subscriber and This compares to Mannesmann (Omnitel), Deutsche Telekom (One-to-One) and Vodafone (Airtouch) all paying below Euro 4600 per subscriber in earlier take-overs during 1999. [03 Jul 2008]
Mannesmann Arcor: SAP Telecommunications Solution Offers Effective Support for Rapid Growth
White Paper Germany's second-largest fixed network telecommunications company, Mannesmann Arcor, chose to implement the powerful, flexible SAP Telecommunications industry solution, ensuring effective IT support for its rapidly growing business. [28 Sep 2007]
Vodafone does fixed line broadband
News In Germany, one of Vodafone's key markets, the operator has its own fixed line unit, a result of the Mannesmann acquisition. Vodafone has finally confirmed it will be aping its competitors with a definitive move into fixed line broadband. [11 Sep 2006]
Server and Storage Consolidation for High Availability at HKM
White Paper Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) is one of the largest steel producers in Germany. HKM had a lot of problems with downtime: in particular, it took a long time for services to be restored when a problem occurred. [02 Mar 2006]
5 years ago… Vodafone Airtouch poised to make Mannesmann bid
News 09.11.1999: Vodafone AirTouch is on the verge of making a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann, the German engineering group turned predatory telecoms player, according to UK press reports over the weekend. [09 Nov 2004]
Mannesmann Six walk free
News Former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members, including the Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackermann, walked free today after a six-month criminal trial for breach of fiduciary duty. The case centred on €57m worth of bonus and pension... [22 Jul 2004]
5 years ago… Olivetti finally secures Telecom Italia takeover
News As well as this one, HP's struggle for Compaq and Vodafone's bid for Mannesmann come to mind. 24.05.99 Olivetti's €60.4bn hostile bid for Telecom Italia ended in success on Friday as it secured the 50 per cent stake it needed to claim ownership of... [24 May 2004]
Mannesmann 'fat cat' six are not criminals
News The chief judge in the Mannesmann trial has made a preliminary ruling that the six executives accused of awarding themselves €60m of bonuses broke no criminal law. The ruling will come as a relief to former company chief Klaus Esser and the other... [01 Apr 2004]
Gent clears Esser over bonus
News Chris Gent testified today that he had never discussed bonuses with Mannesmann boss Klaus Esser during Germany's first criminal trial over executive pay. Mannesmann shareholders won a minor bonanza when the $180bn deal went through. [25 Mar 2004]
Mannesmann-Vodafone Six trial unravels
News The case against former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members over bonus pay-offs was crippled yesterday by weak testimony from auditors KPMG. The six have been charged in Germany with breach of fiduciary duty by arranging bonus... [18 Mar 2004]
Is your CEO worth a €1bn bonus?
News The CEO in question, one Klaus Esser, ex-boss of the Mannesmann telecoms group, was awarded a €15m payout for his work when the company was bought by Vodafone in 2002. One of the biggest battles in legal history is raging in Germany - over the... [23 Jan 2004]
Vodafone boss Gent to quit
News He steered the company through a series of high-profile acquisitions, such as Airtouch (£40bn) and Mannesmann (£100bn), before coming aground in his attempts to add French firm Cegetel to the Vodafone stable. [18 Dec 2002]
High-tech VIPs and the silicon.com curse
Comment From the hero of the AirTouch and Mannesmann deals to villain in two years? But we must. As at least one other publication has noted, a place in our 'power 50' list has turned into a poisoned chalice (see http://www.silicon.com/2002as/top50_set.htm... [04 Sep 2002]
Vodafone mulls £1.5m Gent bonus
News The bonus is the second part of a £10m award awarded to Gent in 2000 following the takeover of Mannesmann. Vodafone's remuneration committee is mulling whether a £1.5m bonus for CEO Chris Gent should be approved by shareholders. [11 Jun 2002]
£25bn write down rumours fail to dent Vodafone shares
News The directors are expected to make a write down of between £15bn and £25bn on the purchase of German industrial company Mannesmann, which it took over two years ago at a cost of £113bn. Vodafone directors meeting to discuss writing down further bad... [21 May 2002]
