Media
QPE backs MBO of Republic M!
The buyout of the British commercial services outsourcer is QPE's seventh platform deal under its maiden fund
Trilantic to buy Kantar Public in carve-out deal
UK public policy advisory business will operate as an independent company following the carve-out from Bain Capital-backed Kantar Group
ECI sells Imagesound to Livingbridge for 2.6x money
The sale is the eight from ECI's 2015 vintage fund and the third from ECI 10
Gimv forms digital marketing agency Olyn
Company is built through four assets; will pursue further acquisitions locally and abroad
CVC dribbles past Silver Lake, Oaktree, H&F to score Ligue 1 deal
Deal for 13% in French football league commercial arm will add to sponsor's collection of sports assets
Ligue 1 to collect second round bids for media arm in April
CVC, H&F, Silver Lake, Oaktree among shortlisted bidders for Ligue de Football Professionnel's asset
Tenzing taps Raymond James for CItNow exit
Auction of the car-dealership video communication tool is expected to launch later this year
Pearson courseware unit attracts trade, sponsors in first round
Sun European Partners, Epiris and Platinum Equity had signalled preliminary interest, one source says
PE-backed Argus Media explores potential 2022 IPO
Listing could value the information data provider at more than GBP 2bn
Nordic Capital exits Vizrt; reinvests via secondary vehicle
Vizrt's revenues doubled during Nordic Capital's six-year tenure, driven partly by the 2019 acquisition of US peer NewTek
BC's Springer Nature to begin sale of road safety assets in 2022
Investment in Springer Nature Group was extended into a continuation fund in June
Carlyle gears up for next Europe Technology Partners fund
GP registers several Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V vehicles, with the most recent fund having closed in 2018
TowerBrook hires advisers to explore Infopro exit
Formal launch has not been set yet, but an auction could kick off by Q4 or early next year
Livingbridge invests in Jungle Creations
GP is investing in the social media content agency via its SME-focused Enterprise 3 vehicle
Exponent to exit publisher Dennis in GBP 300m trade sale
Deal ends a three-year holding period and nets returns of more than 3x money and 40% IRR for the GP
Apiary invests in MediaSense
Apiary is currently deploying its debut fund, which closed on GBP 200m in 2018
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
