M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-03-06 |
| Target | Axel Springer Digital Classifieds |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Buyer(s) |
General Atlantic
Axel Springer |
| Deal Type | Joint Venture |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| PE ASSETS | 105.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 98 of 364 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals | 1 of 2 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 7 of 18 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 2 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-03 |
Kaspersky Lab ZAO
Moscow, Russia Kaspersky Lab is one of the fastest growing IT security vendors worldwide. Today it is firmly positioned as one of the world’s top four leading antivirus vendors*. Kaspersky Lab continues to further improve its market position, demonstrating higher growth rates than the market in general. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-07 |
Barteca Restaurant Group
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States Barteca Restaurant Group is a restaurant group that serves tapas using seasonal picks from local markets and unusual specialties from Spain and the Mediterranean. Barcelona also offers an extensive selection of wines from Spain and South America featuring over 40 wines by the glass. Barteca Restaurant Group was founded in 1995 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Employees | 16,233 |
| Revenue | 3.2B EUR (2018) |
Axel Springer is a publisher of newspapers and magazines. Axel Springer was founded in 1946 and is based in Berlin, Germany.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 9 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-18 |
Seloger.Com SA
Paris, United States Seloger.Com SA is a web-based property for listing houses. Its sites include seloger.com and immostreet.com. |
Buy | €633M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-25 |
Axel Springer - European Newspaper TV Guide Women s Magazines
Berlin, Germany Axel Springer's European Newspaper, TV Guide, Women's Magazines. |
Sell | €920M |
