Media

UK - Apax bids for Emap's B2B division

Apax is understood to have approached Emap regarding the acquisition of the magazine and radio group's B2B publications. The news comes following Emap's decision to conduct a strategic review of its business, thought to have been prompted by the approach....

UK - Beringea expands UK investment team

Beringea director Trevor Hope has been appointed to the new role of chief investment officer and new investment director Karen McCormick has joined the Beringea team. Hope, who joined Beringea in 2003, will oversee the companyтs investment activites from...

UK - Apax in the running for Loot?

Daily Mail and General Trust is reported to be selling classified advertising magazine Loot. Apax the co-owner of the Autotrader classified magazine brand with Gaurdian Media Group is understood to be interested in the title. Loot was valued at ТЃ190m...

AUSTRIA - GCP appoints Christian Lutz as new venture partner

Christian Lutz has joined gamma capital partners as a venture partner. Lutz has more than 15 years of experience in the internet, media and telecommunication sectors. Prior to joining GCP, he was the general manager Europe for software company Qpass,...

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UK - Providence re-enters the fray for Virgin Media

Providence Equity has expressed its interest in Virgin Media ten months on from its last play for the business. Providence was reported to be interested in bidding for the US-listed company in 2006 when it was known as NTL before its merger with Virgin...

UK - Virgin Media seeks strategic buyer

It is understood that Virgin Media has appointed UBS to help it search for a strategic buyer. The UK communications giant has recently attracted private equity interest. Carlyle is reported to be undertaking due diligence ahead of a bid which could value...

UK - Octopus acquires stake in T4 Media

Octopus Private Equity has invested in T4 Media Ltd. Octopus has come in as a partner to finance growth and to assist with the strategic development of the business. It is anticipated that further bolt on acquisitions will be made in due course.

UK - Apax-backed Incisive acquires ALM for £315m

Apax Partners-owned Incisive Media has acquired ALM, a publisher of 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers focused on the legal and real estate communities, for ТЃ315m from US Equity Partners. US-based ALM's titles include The American Lawyer,...

UK - Carlyle targets Virgin Media

Carlyle Group is reported to be leading a bid to take-private NASDAQ-listed Virgin Media. It is understood that Carlyle is working in association with Providence Equity, KKR and Cinven and could offer up to ТЃ4bn for the company. Any deal would have to...

UK - Finance South West backs DT Media

YFM-managed Finance South West has invested a substantial sum in software company DT Media. DT Media has just won a major contract to supply the German Air Force with military training software to reduce the risk of тfriendly fireт. Finance South West...

UK - BVCA's CEO steps down

Following the poor performance of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), executives on Tuesday at the cross-party Treasury select committeeтs inquiry, Peter Linthwaite, the BVCAтs beleaguered chief executive, has stepped down...

UK - Palamon expands investment team

Palamon Capital Partners has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Jaime­Enrique Hugas as principal. Hugas, a Spanish national, joins Palamon from Morgan Stanley where he was executive director of the European Media and Communications Corporate...

GERMANY - GMT buys construction information provider

GMT Communications Partners has acquired the construction information division from Springer Science + Business Media for an undisclosed amount. The financial investor currently owns Docu Group, another B2B information provider in the construction sector...