VNU Media B.V. - Ownership and Business Overview

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VNU Media B.V. Ownership

Who owns VNU Media B.V.?

VNU Media B.V. is owned by De Persgroep NV. It was acquired on May 16, 2012.

Was VNU Media B.V. formerly PE-backed?

Yes. VNU Media B.V. was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

VNU Media B.V. Business Overview

Where is VNU Media B.V. headquartered?

VNU Media B.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

What sector is VNU Media B.V. in?

VNU Media B.V. is a publishing company.

When was VNU Media B.V. founded?

VNU Media B.V. was founded in 1964.

Publishing M&A Summary in 2012

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VNU Media B.V.

mt. Lincolnweg 40,
Amsterdam, 1033 SN
Netherlands,
+31 20 204 2380
www.vnumedia.nl

VNU Media is a market leader in the online and print recruitment classifieds market in the Netherlands. The company has a strong portfolio of online recruitment brands including NationaleVacaturebank.nl, Intermediair.nl, Computable.nl and InIct.nl, which are supported by the print titles Intermediair, Computable and IntermediairPW. VNU Media also owns Tweakers.net, which attracts more than 3 million unique visitors per month, making it the largest IT website in the Benelux.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $2.3B $2.3B
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Truvo 2004-09-27 2.3B EUR Divestiture
Berchem, Belgium · www.truvo.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Publishing - - 1 (100%) 2.3B (100%)
Total - - 1 $2.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Belgium - - 1 2.3B
Total - - 1 $2.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Goldman Sachs
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.3B
TOTAL $2.3B
Largest Truvo
$2.3B (2004-09-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Publishing

Established

1964

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