Divestiture • Media

DH Private Equity Partners Acquires TV3

On August 1, 2006, private equity firm DH Private Equity Partners acquired media company TV3 from ITV and CanWest Global Communications for 265M EUR

Acquisition Context
  • This is DH Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is DH Private Equity Partners’ 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DH Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Ireland.
Investment Fate
  • TV3 was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 1, 2006
Target TV3
Sector Media
Buyer(s) DH Private Equity Partners
Sellers(s) ITV
CanWest Global Communications
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 265M EUR

Target Company

TV3

Dublin, Ireland
TV3 is the only privately owned terrestrial free-to-air national commercial television channel in the Republic of Ireland.
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Buyer

DH Private Equity Partners

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 10.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DH Private Equity Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in traditional private equity, real estate, and venture capital. DH private equity group targets European mid-market businesses valued between €200 and €600 million. The Firm usually takes a majority stake in acquisitions, and looks for management participation as well. DH will consider investments across a range of industries, including building materials, packaging, energy, automotive, media, beverages, and luxury goods. DH Private Equity was formed in 1985 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 24 of 37
Sector: Media 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 4 of 5
Country: Ireland 1 of 2
Year: 2006 2 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-01 HellermannTyton

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

HellermannTyton is a global manufacturer of high performance and innovative products and solutions for fastening, fixing, identifying and protecting cables and wires. HT’s systems and solutions are used in a wide variety of applications and industries to organise networks, increase flexibility, reduce installation time (and cost) and improve system safety.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-07 20:20 Mobile Group

Crewe, United Kingdom

20:20 Mobile Group is a distributor of mobile phones products and provider of business process outsourcing services to the mobile telecommunications industry.

Buy £347M

Seller Profiles 2

SELLER

ITV

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Media
Employees6,133
Revenue 3.5B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

ITV is an operator of a commercial television network. The company's Broadcasting and Online segment commissions and schedules programs on the ITV channels. ITV was founded in 1955 and is based in London, England.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
Country: Ireland 1 of 1
Year: 2006 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-06 Friends Reunited

London, United Kingdom

Friends Reunited Ltd. is a website that is based on the theme of reunion and helps find long-lost acquaintances.Friends Reunited is the leading reunion web site in the UK and Australia, with15 million registered UK members across their sites - representing 50% of the adult online UK population - and more than 1 million paying subscribers.

Buy €120M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Mammoth Screen

London, United Kingdom

Mammoth Screen Ltd. is a scripted production company. Mammoth Screen make high quality, writer-led drama and comedy for British and international broadcasters.

Buy -
SELLER

CanWest Global Communications

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

CanWest Global Communications Corp. operates as a media company with interests in conventional television, specialty television channels, out-of-home advertising, publishing, and Web sites in Canada and Australia.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Ireland 1 of 1
Year: 2006 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

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