Media
The problem with pension funds
With pension liabilities increasing buyouts of pension funds are on the rise, but what are the implications for private equity? By Ashley Wassall
UK - IMAC invests £7m into Review Centre
Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has invested ТЃ7m into Review Centre Ltd, a newly formed company that has been set up to acquire review website operator Resource Team Ltd, in exchange for 71.5% of the company's shares.
GERMANY - TVM Capital leads funding round for Winbox
Lead investor TVM Capital and angel-entrepreneur Robert Schneider have completed a first round of financing for Winbox Technologies AG, a provider of OEM technology solutions for Windows-based TV-centric consumer electronics.
GERMANY - GMT and Peacock acquire Bigpoint for EUR 70m
GMT Communications Partners, together with the Peacock Equity Fund, a joint venture between GE Commercial Finance’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business and NBC Universal, have agreed to acquire browser-based multiplayer online games company...
UK - RBS backs secondary MBO of PSCA
Royal Bank of Scotland's Total Capital Finance division has backed the secondary management buyout of PSCA International, a provider of publications, media information and events to the public sector, from Aberdeen Asset Managers for an undisclosed sum....
GERMANY - Wellington Partners invests in amiando
Wellington Partners has led a series-A round of financing for amiando, an online events organizing platform, alongside co-investor Adinvest.
Every cloud
When PPM Capital changed its name to Silverfleet Capital a few weeks ago it closed the door on one of the most protracted private equity spin-outs in recent years. By Nathan Williams
NETHERLANDS – Big Bang and HENQ invest in Wakoopa
Big Bang Ventures and HENQ have invested in Wakoopa, a Dutch social network site for software users. This funding follows on from an initial investment into the company in January 2007 by the Dutch Creative Industry Fund, which was founded by the four...
The end of the golden age?
People in the industry talk about 2005, 2006 and 2007 as years of splendorous wonders that brought fantastic investment opportunities with amazing returns, essentially due to easy access to debt. The credit crunch last summer has seriously cooled down...
FINLAND – Creandum leads EUR 3.5m funding for Xtract
Creandum has led a EUR 3.5m investment, alongside existing investor Eqvitec, into Xtract, a social advertising intelligence company.
CEE - Innova Capital promotes partner
Innova Capital has promoted Arkadiusz Podziewski to partner.
UK - IMAC invets £2.3m in QobliQ
Inegnious Media Active Capital Ltd (IMAC) has invested ТЃ2.3m in QobliQ Ltd, an international marketing services group.
UK - Balderton appoints new partner
Balderton Capital has appointed Dharmash Mistry as a new partner.
ITALY - Permira appoints new senior adviser
Permira has announced the appointment of Riccardo Ruggiero, former CEO of Telecom Italia, as its new senior adviser.
FRANCE – Elaia leads EUR 10m investment into Wyplay
Elaia Partners has led a EUR 10m second round investment into audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay. Elaia was joined by A Plus Finance and existing investor Sofinnova Partners, which contributed EUR 4m to Wyplay's first round of financing in October...
SPAIN – Diana Capital appoints two new recruits
Diana Capital has recently appointed David Polo and Rafael Pinedo as investment director and analyst respectively.
UK - GMT appoints two
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Ian McKenzie as senior adviser and Maria Trokoudes as senior associate.