Private equity firm Fortissimo Capital has acquired Switzerland-based Starhome, a corporate venturing-backed provider of international roaming services, for $80m.
Private equity group Apax Partners and Comverse Technology, a provider of software and systems enabling network-based messaging and content services, sold Starhome to Fortissimo (which means loudest possible in music).
Founded in 1999, Starhome has products which are used by more than 200 mobile phone carriers worldwide.