Media
UK - M&C Ventures repositions as Cornerstone Corporate Finance
Media and Communications Ventures Ltd (M&C Ventures) is rebranding and repositioning its business as Cornerstone Corporate Finance Ltd. Cornerstone is now an independent corporate finance boutique which focuses exclusively on advising management teams...
UK - August Equity and Huveaux no longer in talks
August Equity and Huveaux, a specialist media company listed on AIM, have abandoned talks. August Equity was understood to have entered detailed discussions about a possible take-private of the company. The London-based business focuses on e-learning...
UK - IMAC invests £7.5m in QobliQ
Ingenious Media Active Capital Ltd (IMAC) has invested up to ТЃ7.5m in start-up company QobliQ Ltd. Qobliq was formed with the aim of creating an international innovative marketing services group, combining sponsorship, digital and experiential marketing....
GERMANY – KKR and Permira acquire 12% of ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira have together acquired an additional 12% of listed German television corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG for EUR 509.4m. The 12% shareholding was previously held by publishing group Axel Springer.
GERMANY - bmp and VC-Fonds Berlin finance mobile DailyME.TV
bmp Media Investors AG & Co. KGaA and the VC-Fonds Berlin are taking a stake in mando.TV GmbH with its mobile phone TV-platform DailyME.TV. bmp Media Investors and VC-Fonds Berlin each assume just under 24%, yoc AG 2%, with the majority of the company...
UK/SWEDEN - Beringea portfolio company Espresso expands into Sweden
Beringea portfolio company Espresso Group, a provider of digital curriculum services, is to expand into the Swedish primary education market. The Groupтs Espresso Education subsidiary has signed an exclusive agreement with Liber, a division of Infinitas...
UK - Emap auction nears final stages
Apax Partners is understood to be the front-runner in the race to acquire Emap's B2B publishing division. Apax's offer includes financing from Guardian Media Group. Apax owns a substantial minority stake in Auto Trader publisher Trader Media Group, which...
UK/GERMANY - Hawkpoint announces three new appointments
Corporate advisory firm Hawkpoint has announced three appointments, strengthening its team in the key areas of debt advisory, media advisory and its German activities.