M&A Deal Summary

Bauer Media KG Acquires Orion Media

On May 6, 2016, Bauer Media KG acquired media company Orion Media from Lloyds TSB Development Capital for 40M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bauer Media KG’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Bauer Media KG’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bauer Media KG’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-06
Target Orion Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Bauer Media KG
Sellers(s) Lloyds TSB Development Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 40M GBP

Target

Orion Media

Birmingham, United Kingdom
website
Orion Media Ltd. owns and operates six Midlands radio licences - BRMB, Heart, Beacon Radio, Mercia, Wyvern FM and Gold.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bauer Media KG

Leipzig, Germany

website

Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-20 Rankomat.pl SA

Warsaw, Poland

Rankomat.pl is a Polish online insurance services provider.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lloyds TSB Development Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lloyds TSB Development Capital Ltd (LDC) is the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group Plc and invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. Lloyds TSB Development Capital Ltd was formed in 1981 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 97 of 188
Sector (Media) 5 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 47 of 90
Country (United Kingdom) 94 of 182
Year (2016) 6 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 44 of 61
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-01 Rimor

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Rimor provides engineered manufacturing services to subsea equipment manufacturers. The company offers an integrated service including precision engineering, assembly, fabrication and testing. Rimor was founded in 1979 and is based in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-12 TXM Plant

Wigan, United Kingdom

TXM Plant is a distributor of road rail vehicles and associated attachments to network rail and its major contractors involved in maintenance, track renewal and infrastructure projects. TXM Plant was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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