Chime Communications, the sports-focused marketing services group founded by Margaret Thatcher’s media adviser, has agreed to a £374m takeover joint offer from marketing rival WPP and US buyout firm Providence Equity Partners
Marwyn, the investment group that brought companies including Peppa Pig rights owner Entertainment One to the public markets, is launching an Aim-listed cash vehicle,Gloo Networks, to buy media companies valued at up to £1bn
The agreement between Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, owner of Macmillan Science and Education, and BC Partners, advisors of funds, which own Springer, was announced on 15 January 2015. On 6 May, key competition authorities, including the European Union and the US Department of Justice, cleared the merger.
UBM Plc is exploring a sale of PR Newswire Association LLC in a deal that could value the distributor of press releases at more than $700 million
A press release dated early March 15 from Inflexion Private Equity Partners announced an investment in Closer Still – a secondary buy-out from “…Pheonix with NVM valuing the business at US$100m” (comment by JEGI). The text of the release said: Inflexion is pleased to announce that it has completed a Partnership Capital, minority investment, in […]
The UK’s biggest website for second-hand car sales had set the price for its initial public offering at 235p-per-share, giving it a market value of £2.35bn
Unibail-Rodamco SE, Europe’s largest listed commercial property company, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris Ile-deFrance (CCIR) have entered into an agreement with U.K.-based private equity firm Charterhouse to take over Unibail’s 50 percent stake in Comexposium. This offer values Comexposium at €550 million ($816 million)
Private equity owners Apax snub a takeover approach from Hellman & Friedman to pursue a stock market listing of the UK’s biggest online marketplace for new and used cars
Media Business Insight, which publishes the industry magazines Broadcast and Screen International, has been sold by Top Right Group to the private equity firm Mobeus Equity Partners, which backed a management buyout
Holtzbrinck and BC Partners announced today that they have reached an agreement to merge Springer Science+Business Media in its entirety with the majority of Holtzbrinck-owned Macmillan Science and Education
INCISIVE MEDIA – parent company of Financial Director & Accountancy Age – has announced refinancing agreement with private equity firm Alchemy, which will see the the firm take a majority stake in the business
Exhibitions company ITE has bought rival trade show operator Breakbulk for $42m, as it steps up its efforts to diversify and reduce its dependence on Russia, which it relies on for 60 per cent of revenues
Axel Springer, Europe’s biggest newspaper publisher by circulation, is taking full control of its digital classifieds joint venture for €446m in cash and an equity stake
Upper Street Events Ltd has today announced a management buyout with private equity company, Living Bridge
Terms weren’t disclosed, though the NY Post reports Rockbridge paid $60 million for a majority stake
Sky, which will retain an equity stake of 20% and a seat on the board of the business, said the sale will allow the business to focus on its newly-expanded pan-European pay-TV operation
The NEC Group, put up for sale by Birmingham City Council (BCC), could be slipping behind schedule for announcing a new owner, with fears that the deal is taking longer to complete than anticipated
AXIO Data Group today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell JOC Group to IHS Inc. the leading global source of critical information and insight. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval
Dealogic has become the latest financial information group to fall into private equity hands, after Carlyle led a $700m acquisition for the US-based researcher from its management and founders
McGraw Hill Financial has sold its construction media division to Palo Alto-based private equity firm Symphony Technology Group
