TRANSCOM ACQUIRES AUSTRIA'S LARGEST DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY


TRANSCOM ACQUIRES AUSTRIA'S LARGEST DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY

Luxembourg - 3rd September 2007 - Transcom WorldWide S.A. (Nordic Exchange: ‘TWW
SDB A', ‘TWW SDB B'), the European CRM and debt collections specialist, today
announced that it has acquired 100% of IS Inkasso Service Group (‘IS Inkasso'),
the largest debt collection agency in Austria, for a total cash consideration of
€39 million.  IS Inkasso reported revenues of circa €17 million in fiscal year
2006, and the purchase price is based on a valuation of approximately 7 times
EBIT.

The transaction will be funded out of the credit facility that Transcom
established in the first half of 2007, and IS Inkasso's operations will be
consolidated from 1st September 2007.  Senior management personnel have signed
long-term contracts to remain with the company.

Founded in 1975, IS Inkasso has grown to become the largest outsourced debt
collection company in Austria and currently employs 130 people.  The privately
owned company is headquartered in Linz, Austria and is also present in Germany,
Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia and the Czech Republic.  IS Inkasso provides a
wide range of services, including legal debt collection, field-based collection,
investigation and credit checks.  It provides these services to a diverse client
base and has recently developed collections services for clients in Eastern
Europe from its Austrian operations.

Keith Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transcom, said: “We are
pleased to announce this exciting development for Transcom.  This deal is
perfectly in line with our long-term strategy of enhancing group margins and
further consolidates our position as one of the leading players in the European
debt collection market.  The acquisition provides us with a very strong foothold
in Central Europe, enabling us to strengthen our position within the mature
markets in the region as well as to further develop our CMS business in the
fast-growing economies of Eastern Europe.”
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For further information please contact: 

Transcom WorldWide SA

Keith Russell, President & CEO
T: +352 27 755 000

Noah Schwartz, Investor & Press Relations
T: +44 (0)20 7321 5032
E: transcom@sharedvalue.net

About Transcom
Transcom WorldWide S.A. is a rapidly expanding Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) solution provider, with 72 sites employing more than 16,000 people
delivering services from 29 countries - Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, the UK
and the USA.

The company provides CRM solutions for companies in a wide range of industry
sectors, including telecommunications and e-commerce, travel & tourism, retail,
financial services and utilities.  Transcom offers clients a broad array of
relationship management services, including inbound communication; telemarketing
and outbound; Administrative Tasks; Web servicing; CRM Consultancy Service;
Contract Automation; Credit Management Service; Legal Services; and
Interpretation Services.  Client programs are tailor-made and range from single
applications to complex programmes, which are offered on a country-specific or
international basis in up to 33 languages. 

Transcom WorldWide S.A. class A and B shares are listed on the Nordic Exchange
Mid Cap list under the symbols ‘TWW SDB A' and ‘TWW SDB B'. 

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