Media
Bridgepoint secures Infront Sports & Media buyout
Bridgepoint has wholly acquired Swiss sports marketing agency Infront Sports & Media from private shareholders for approximately €600m.
HIG Europe signs off Bezier MBO
HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired a majority stake in UK marketing services provider Bezier as part of a management buyout.
Exponent in £121m BBC Magazines buyout
Exponent Private Equity has purchased BBC Worldwide’s consumer magazine business BBC Magazines for £121m.
LDC invests £12m in WRG
LDC has invested £12m in Salford-based live events and marketing agency WRG.
Syntegra Capital exits Stark
Syntegra Capital has sold educational publishing house Stark to learning specialist Pearson.
GMT-backed DOCUgroup completes bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners’ portfolio company DOCUgroup has acquired information and marketing service providers Sverige Bygger AB and Norge Bygges AS for a total consideration of €15.2m.
Vitruvian's Tinopolis acquires Base Productions
Vitruvian Partners-backed Tinopolis has acquired US-based TV production company Base Productions for a reported $65m.
Ratos’ Canal Digital add-on gets a no-go
Ratos has decided not to pursue the bolt-on of Canal Digital’s cable-TV operations for portfolio company Stofa.
Bridgepoint in race for Infront Sports & Media
Bridgepoint is the last PE firm remaining in the auction for Swiss sports marketing agency Infront Sports & Media, according to media reports.
Sentica-backed MediaPex acquires Suomen Telecenter
Sentica Partners has acquired Suomen Telecenter Oy as an add-on for portfolio company MediaPex Oy.
bmp acquires brand eins
Private equity house bmp has acquired 28.7% of shares in publishing company brand eins Medien AG, bringing its total holding up to 35.23%.
Apax refinances Trader Media Group
Apax Partners and Guardian Media Group have refinanced Trader Media Group (TMG), receiving a £280m dividend.
Exponent in exclusive talks for BBC Magazines
Exponent Private Equity is in exclusive talks to acquire BBC Worldwide’s magazine business BBC Magazines, according to reports.
Seventure et al. inject €900,000 in Tigerlily
Seventure Partners and business angels network Seed4Soft have invested €900,000 in French online media agency Tigerlily.
AXA PE sells 30% stake in Skyrock to Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole has agreed to purchase 30% of French radio station Skyrock from AXA Private Equity, which retains a 40% stake in the business.
Barclays PE buys The Mill for £119m from Carlyle
In a tertiary buyout Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired advertising visual effects group The Mill for £119m from The Carlyle Group.
AXA PE mulling Skyrock sale
AXA Private Equity is currently weighing its options to divest its 70% stake in French radio station Skyrock.
Alven and Newfund inject €2.5m into MobPartner
Alven Capital and Newfund Management have invested €2.5m in French mobile marketing company MobPartner.
AXA refinances HSE24 Group
AXA Private Equity has completed another refinancing round for its portfolio company HSE24 Group.
EQT sells Kabel BW to Liberty Global
Private equity firm EQT has sold 100% of German cable network provider Kabel BW to US media house Liberty Global for €3.16bn.
Ratos acquires Finnkino for €94.3m
Ratos has acquired Finnish cinema chain Finnkino Oy from Sanoma for an enterprise value of €94.3m.
3i's Chorion looking to buy Hit Entertainment
3i is looking to merge its media content company Chorion, which holds rights of authors including Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton, with Apax Partner's Hit Entertainment, according to reports.
Vitruvian Partners back MBO of IMD
Lausanne Acquisitions, a bid vehicle funded by Vitruvian Partners, have backed the MBO of Independent Media Distribution.
Inveready invests €1m in Spanish media firm
Inveready has invested more than €1m in Adman Interactive, leading the first round of investment into the Catalan start-up.