M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2020-01-23 |
| Target | Axel Springer |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | KKR |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 267.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
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| Overall | 332 of 499 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 24 of 39 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 20 of 25 |
| Year: 2020 M&A | 3 of 39 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |
Mediawan
Paris, France Mediawan is an operator of an independent European audiovisual content platform. Mediawan is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-30 |
Policygenius
New York, New York, United States Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace that helped more than 30 million people shop for all types of insurance like they shop for everything else online. Policygenius was founded in 2014 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
