Investment Summary

KKR and Seven Networks Exits Seven West Media

On May 21, 2013, invested in media company Seven West Media from KKR and Seven Networks

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is transaction in Australia.

Investment Summary

Date 2013-05-21
Target Seven West Media
Sector Media
Sellers(s) KKR
Seven Networks
Deal Type Stake Sale

Target

Seven West Media

Sydney, Australia
Seven West Media is a media company with diversified presence in broadcast television, radio, newspaper publishing, magazine publishing and online. Seven West Media was founded in 1991 and is based in Perth, Australia.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

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 #
Overall 44 of 215
Sector: Media M&A 4 of 9
Type: Stake Sale M&A Deals 2 of 9
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 9
Year: 2013 M&A 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-20 South Staffordshire

Walsall, United Kingdom

South Staffordshire is an integrated services group with a highly regarded regulated water supply business covering two separate supply regions (South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water), coupled with the provision of related, non-regulated specialist services within two main divisions, Echo and SSI Services. South Staffordshire was founded in 1853 and is based in Walsall, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-24 PRA Health Sciences

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. is an international clinical research organization. PRA provides services on a contract basis to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Comprehensive services include the filing of Investigational New Drug (IND) and similar regulatory applications, management and implementation of Phase I through IV clinical trials, preparation and submission of New Drug Applications (NDAs), and post-marketing surveillance on an international basis. PRA was formed in 1976 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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SELLER

Seven Networks

Marshall, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Seven's mobile software as a service provides mobile operators and Smartphone manufacturers sophisticated signaling, bandwidth and network management capabilities which were never before possible. The company's leading edge messaging software also provides operators and manufacturers with the most powerful and network-friendly applications to enhance customer usage and satisfaction for email, personal information management and integrated messaging. Seven Networks is based in Marshall, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Sale M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-19 SNRLabs

Richardson, Texas, United States

SNRLabs, Inc. develops software for open Channel Seamless Mobility delivers seamless service delivery for mobile applications as devices move between the wireless carrier network and Wi-Fi.

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