Media
Beringea backs InSkin Media
Beringea has led a ТЃ2m funding round for UK-based advertising technology and digital media specialist InSkin Media (ISM).
HIG Europe backs Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales
HIG Europe has acquired a 49.99% stake in Spanish audiovisual group Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales (VSA) for €16m.
N+1 buys majority stake in Secuoya
Spanish GP N+1 has acquired a 55% stake in audio-visual services and television content provider Grupo Secuoya.
EdRIP takes stake in Alouette OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of French radio station Alouette.
EdRIP backs Groupe DEFI spin-off
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the management buyout of French advertisement technology specialist Groupe DEFI.
Octopus injects £1.6m into LifeBook
Octopus Investments has provided UK-based autobiographies publisher LifeBook with ТЃ1.6m of early-stage funding.
Polaris takes controlling stake in A-TEX
Polaris Private Equity has bought a controlling stake in Danish fashion branding solutions provider A-TEX from the business's founder Bent Fogh Povlsen.
Seat Pagine Gialle in €1.3bn debt-for-equity swap
Seat Pagine Gialle, the Italian directories firm backed by CVC Capital Partners, Permira and Investitori Associati, has announced the conversion of a tranche of bonds to equity.
LDC's WRG acquires Canyon
LDC portfolio company WRG Creative has acquired live communications agency Canyon.
EdRIP backs Edimark Santé OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of medcdtll, a newco regrouping French medical publishing companies Edimark Santé and Espace Information Dentaire.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
Antares backs Chili
Antares Private Equity has bought a 15.4% stake in Italian film streaming platform Chili.
Next Wave acquires Molinare
Next Wave Partners has acquired UK post-production firm Molinare TV and Film Ltd.
De Persgroep Netherlands acquires 80% of PE-backed VNU Media
The Dutch arm of Belgian media company De Persgroep has acquired an 80% stake in Netherlands-based VNU Media, which is jointly held by 3i and HIG Capital.
Carlyle backs Avail-TVN with $100m for On Demand acquisition
The Carlyle Group has provided $100m in growth capital to US video provider Avail-TVN to acquire UK-based On Demand Group.
LDC buys Ocean Outdoor from Smedvig
LDC has completed the ТЃ35m buyout of UK digital advertising firm Ocean Outdoor from Smedvig Capital.
Endless buys Cinesite
Turnaround investor Endless has acquired a 60% stake in London-based visual effects company Cinesite from Kodak.
TA Associates exits eCircle
TA associates has sold German digital marketing company eCircle to American analytic data solutions company Teradata.
Tax breaks "not enough" to boost creative investments
George Osborne recently announced tax breaks for UK-based gaming, animation and high-end TV production as part of his latest budget. The move has been well-received by the creative industries, but one VC professional questions the impact its narrow focus...
Idinvest and Entrepreneur Ventures invest in animation house
Idinvest Partners and Entrepreneur Ventures have invested $5m in French animation house Cyber Group Studios.
Panoramic Growth injects £1m in Dog Digital
Scottish venture capital firm, Panoramic Growth Equity, has invested ТЃ1m in digital communications agency Dog Digital Limited.
Iris leads myThings funding round
Iris Capital has led a $15m investment round for display ad company myThings, together with Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures and TтVenture.
MMC Ventures announces second venture capital fund
MMC Ventures launches its second venture capital fund for young investors. The MMC Growth Generation Fund is available to investors aged 18-35 with ТЃ2,500 to ТЃ10,000 to invest.
ISIS exits TVC to the Economist
ISIS Equity Partners has sold communications agency TVC to the Economist Group.