Media
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 тЌ463m 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
ICG acquires Lucid Group from LDC
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which invested ТЃ11m in the company in exchange for a minority stake
Ion, GIC launch €1.86bn takeover for Cerved
Cerved will be de-listed from the Italian stock exchange if the offer is successful
LDC buys Sohonet from FPE Capital
With LDC's support, the company intends to boost its international growth and explore complementary acquisitions
Ardian becomes majority shareholder in Jakala
Ardian intends to further support the company, which it had previously backed in 2018
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
Aurica Capital invests in SamyRoad
Aurica intends to support the company in further expanding its customer base and boosting its international development
Providence buys La Centrale
Following the deal, which is expected to close in Q1 2021, Axel Springer will retain a minority stake
Nazca acquires Filmin
With Nazca's support, Filmin intends to consolidate its market position in Iberia and broaden its product offering
GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal
Ardian and GHO started exploring options for the sale of Envision in May, with a deal struck in July