Media
JS World Media sale in home stretch, bidders include sponsors
Danish PE house Catacap and its German counterpart Findos are among the final-round bidders
BC Partners forms €1bn single asset fund for Springer Nature stake
BC acquired a majority stake in the academic publisher in 2015 via its 2011-vintage BCEC IX fund
LDC backs PR firm Headland
LDC has history investing in PR consultancies; the GP backed Blue Rubicon from 2012 to 2015
Hg sells EidosMedia to Capza
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Hg, which acquired a majority stake in Eidosmedia firms Wise and Aksia
Levine Leichtman backs Prime Global
This is the fifth investment made by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II, which closed on €463m in 2020
MBO exits public relations specialist LLYC
Sale ends a six-year holding period for MBO, which invested €6.35m in the business in exchange for a minority stake
ECI sells Investis Digital to Investcorp, reaps 2.6x return
GP intends to accelerate the company's product innovation and diversification, and boost its growth via M&A
Inflexion backs The Goat Agency
Minority deal is the fifth transaction announced by Inflexion in March alone
ICG acquires Lucid Group from LDC
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which invested £11m in the company in exchange for a minority stake
Ion, GIC launch €1.86bn takeover for Cerved
Cerved will be de-listed from the Italian stock exchange if the offer is successful
LDC buys Sohonet from FPE Capital
With LDC's support, the company intends to boost its international growth and explore complementary acquisitions
Ardian becomes majority shareholder in Jakala
Ardian intends to further support the company, which it had previously backed in 2018
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
Aurica Capital invests in SamyRoad
Aurica intends to support the company in further expanding its customer base and boosting its international development
Providence buys La Centrale
Following the deal, which is expected to close in Q1 2021, Axel Springer will retain a minority stake
Nazca acquires Filmin
With Nazca's support, Filmin intends to consolidate its market position in Iberia and broaden its product offering
GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal
Ardian and GHO started exploring options for the sale of Envision in May, with a deal struck in July
Inspirit invests in Procam Group
GP is currently investing from its debut vehicle, Inspirit Fund I, which held a final close on its £50m hard-cap in December 2019
Abry Partners invests in Chimney Vigor Group
Deal follows the merger between Stockholm-based media agency Chimney and US-based tech company OneVigor in September last year
Providence in single-asset restructuring for HSE24
GP bought a majority stake in the shopping channel operator from Ardian in 2012 via its sixth fund
BC Partners' United Group bolts on Forthnet
Deal is the third largest inked by United Group since BC Partners acquired the company in March 2019
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Paragon Partners to acquire Weka
Acquisition of the specialised publishing company will be the third from the GP's third fund
Oaktree backs Asacha Media, creates TV production group
With support from Oaktree, Asacha is currently in negotiations to acquire additional production companies
