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IT companies Fortech and VAR, seven internet service providers across the Baltic region etc. While the corporate headquarters remained in Tallinn, Estonia, the group became essentially pan-Baltic, with the largest number of employees and revenues from Latvia.
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By 2011, both Latvian and Estonian telecoms had merged MicroLink with their core operations and MicroLink ceased to exist both as a brand and an independent corporate entity. The Lithuanian MicroLink was named Hostex and sold back to Teo LT in 2010.
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rounds from Baltic Investment Fund, Baltic Republics Fund and other players. In 1999–2000, the company grew 5 times by completing 15 mergers and acquisitions, including mergers with the biggest and second-biggest of the
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that valued the company at 52 m EUR. MicroLink Computers was sold to the management and MicroLink Electronics to
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and merged with the 2nd largest Estonian IT company Astrodata. A period of quick growth ensued, fuelled by 4
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company and part of the Latvian operations – the leading local ERP software maker FMS – to the management.
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In 2006, Microlink Latvia Ltd. was renamed Lattelecom Technology, but since 2019 its name is T2T.
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in all three Baltic countries. Initially, Delfi was set up as a 50:50 joint venture with
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Microlink business interests included: system integration and infrastructure solutions,
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The last CEO of independent MicroLink was Jānis Bergs, who took the post over in 2004.
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In 2003–2005, MicroLink sold off its investments. Delfi was sold for 5 m EUR to
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Through the merger with Fortech, MicroLink also inherited a majority stake in
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At its peak, MicroLink employed near 1000 employees and had 60 million
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maker, it diversified into IT distribution (CHS Estonia),
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