Dec 10 (Reuters) - Teamviewer has signed a deal

to acquire the London-based IT firm 1E for an enterprise value

of $720 million, the German software company said on Tuesday.

Shares in the German firm were down 5% in pre-market trading

following the announcement.

Teamviewer, which signed the deal with Carlyle Europe

Technology Partners, part of Carlyle, said it expects the

transaction to close early next year.

The company expects a contribution of 10 million euros

($10.56 million) in 2026 and 25 million euros the year after,

its chief executive Oliver Steil said in a press call arranged

after the announcement.

1E develops products that detect IT issues, with Adidas

and AT&T ( T ) among those listed as customers on its

website.

($1 = 0.9467 euros)