Media
Citigroup takes over EMI from Terra Firma
Terra Firma’s portfolio company EMI has been taken over by Citigroup after failing to keep up with interest payments.
UK media: On the road to recovery?
The global economic downturn – combined with a sustained decline in advertising revenues – took its toll on the UK media sector in 2009, as private equity investments dried up. The past year saw signs of a slight improvement and leaves the industry...
Northstar Ventures et al. inject £550k in Masher
Northstar Ventures and Northern Film & Media have invested £550,000 in web application Masher.
MMC Ventures injects £1.8m in Interactive Investor
MMC Ventures has provided UK personal finance media company Interactive Investor with £1.8m of growth capital funding.
EdRIP invests €2.5m in Aventi
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has taken a 29% stake in film distributor Aventi for €2.5m.
FW Capital leads £795,000 Dene round
FW Capital, part of the Finance Wales Group, has led a £795,000 funding round for independent film and television production company the Dene Group.
Ratos-backed Stofa acquires Canal Digital cable-TV
Ratos-backed Stofa A/S has acquired the Danish cable-TV business of Canal Digital AS for an enterprise value of DKK 100m.
Northzone invests €7m in X5 Music
Northzone Ventures has invested €7m in X5 Music Group, a Swedish digital record label.
BaltCap backs start-up Oobelisk
BaltCap has invested in Oobelisk, a start-up corporate media production company.
KKR and Permira looking to sell ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity firms KKR and Permira are planning an exit of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 by the end of next year, according to reports.
Atlas and Octopus inject £3.25m in Zoopla
Atlas Venture and Octopus Investments have provided £3.25m of new funding in property website Zoopla.co.uk.
Matrix backs £4m MBO of Faversham
Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the £4m MBO of multimedia business Faversham House Group Limited.
Mid Europa doubles its money on Aster sale
Mid Europa Partners has agreed to sell media and communication services business Aster to UPC Polska, an affiliate of Liberty Global Inc.
EQT set to sell or float Kabel
EQT is looking to exit German cable operator Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg either through a sale or a flotation, according to reports.
KKR on the lookout for Chrysalis
KKR is among the potential buyers for British music publisher Chrysalis, according to media reports.
Apax set to steam ahead with HIT Entertainment sale
Strong gains in China and the US, as well as significant interest from mainly US trade buyers, have prompted Apax Partners to commission a strategic review of HIT Entertainment with a view to a potential €1bn+ sale, according to press reports.
Lyceum invests £17m into Compact Media
Investment firm Lyceum Capital has injected £17m into Compact Media Group, an independent rights administrator and royalties distributor for TV, film and music.
LFPI et al. acquire Aurénis
LFPI, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Barclays Private Equity (BPE) have backed the management buyout of French publisher Aurénis.
joiz receives funding from Creathor Venture
Zurich-based cross-media platform joiz has secured funding from Creathor Venture.
August Equity sells Imagine Publishing
August Equity has exited its investment in specialist consumer magazine publisher Imagine Publishing.
Nazca Capital exits El Derecho to Editions Lefebvre Sarrut
Nazca Capital has exited Grupo Editorial El Derecho y Quantor via a trade sale to French multinational Editions Lefebvre Sarrut.
DN Capital and HTGF give cash boost to baby care website
High-Tech Grunderfonds and DN Capital have teamed up to invest in a baby care speciality website which is scheduled to launch this month.
ALMI and Wingefors invests SEK 2m in I Read
ALMI Invest and Wingefors Invest have injected SEK 2m in Swedish provider of digital journals I Read new media AB.
Nexit leads €17m investment in Blyk
A consortium led by Nexit Ventures has invested €17m in the messaging media provider Blyk.