M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2004-07-22 |
| Target | image.net Ltd. |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Getty Images, Inc. |
| Sellers(s) | Palamon Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 14M EUR |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Sector | Digital Media |
Getty Images, Inc. is a marketplace for distributing, searching, licensing, and managing digital imagery and multimedia. Getty Images is one of the most trusted and esteemed sources of visual content in the world, with over 300 million assets including photos, videos, and music, available through its industry-leading sites www.gettyimages.com and www.istock.com. The Getty Images website serves creative, business and media customers in nearly every country in the world and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful visual content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. Getty Images was formed in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 9 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 9 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2004) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-09 |
PhotoDisc, Inc.
Seattle, Washington, United States PhotoDisc, Inc. is a supplier of high quality, royalty-free digital stock images to the professional graphics arts market. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-09 |
iStockphoto LP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada iStockphoto LP is an online provider of international microstock photography. |
Buy | $50M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.4B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Palamon Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm that targets investments in high-growth service-oriented businesses throughout Europe. Palamon specifically looks for companies operating in business services, financial services, media and communications, leisure and entertainment, information technology, and healthcare. The Firm's target investment size is €30 to €100 million. Funds are generally used to support development needs, however, Palamon will also consider investing in early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, deleveraging transactions, turnarounds, and buyouts. Palamon Capital Partners LP was formed in 1999 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 27 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 13 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 10 |
| Year (2004) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 12 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-14 |
Star Parks Luxembourg HoldCo Sarl
Dusseldorf, Germany Star Parks Luxembourg HoldCo Sarl is a theme park operator, consists of seven large format sites. Each park comprises large-scale family attractions, feature rides and activities. |
Buy | €155M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-22 |
TeamSystem Holding S.p.A.
Milan, Italy TeamSystem is a provider of accounting, payroll, and business management software for accountants and small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy. The Company offers a broad range of mission-critical, on-premise and cloud solutions to a diversified base of its customers. |
Sell | - |
