Investment Summary

Access Industries Invests In Deezer

On October 13, 2009, Access Industries invested in digital media company Deezer

Investment Highlights
  • This is Access Industries’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Access Industries’ 1st transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2009-10-13
Target Deezer
Sector Digital Media
Investor(s) Access Industries
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Deezer

Paris, France
Odyssey Music Group (dba Deezer) is a French online music website. Odyssey Music Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Paris.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Access Industries

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

Access Industries, Inc. is a US based holding company focused on long-term investments worldwide. This includes companies located in the US, Europe, and South America. The Firm targets companies operating in the fields of natural resources, chemicals, telecommunications, media, real estate, emerging technology, and retail. Access Industries, Inc. was formed in 1986 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 19
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 3
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-02-20 Net1/ice.net

Trondheim, Norway

Net1/ice.net deploy and operate premium grade mobile telecommunications networks for mobile telephony, mobile broadband, fixed wireless telephony, and machine-to-machine services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-20 UC RUSAL

Moscow, Russia

Access helped to form SUAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, through direct investment and the merger of assets. Over the next decade, SUAL continued to grow and became widely recognized as one of the best-managed companies in Russia. SUAL merged with RUSAL and the alumina business of Glencore International AG to form UC RUSAL, the world's largest vertically integrated aluminum producer.

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