M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1999-11-01 |
| Target | Cable Management Ireland |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Liberty Media |
| Sellers(s) |
GMT Communications Partners
Advent International |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Sector | Media |
| Revenue | 9.4B USD (2020) |
Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests include subsidiaries SiriusXM, Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc., and True Position Inc., interests in Charter Communications and Live Nation and minority equity investments in Barnes & Noble, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner Inc., and Viacom. Liberty Media was founded in 1991 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 10 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 10 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-21 |
FUN Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Canada FUN Technologies Inc. provides online and interactive casual and fantasy sports games, and sports information. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.5B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
GMT Communications Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in the media and communications industries. The Firm prefers established companies with strong barriers to entry. Specific sectors of interest include publishing, information services, tv/radio, mobile voice & data networks, out-of-home media, and telecom infrastructure/services. GMT focuses its investment activity across Europe and will consider later stage investments as well as buyouts. GMT Communications Partners is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 28 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 3 of 14 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-01 |
Internet Network Services
London, United Kingdom Internet Network Services is a provider of broadband services to companies, schools and government institutions. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-01 |
Kanal A/S
Slovenia Kanal A/S is a Slovenia's first private television network, commencing broadcasts business. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 91.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 21 of 233 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 2 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 10 of 87 |
| Country: Ireland M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1999 M&A | 12 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-01 |
Cordena Call Management BV
Hague, Netherlands Cordena Call Management BV is the Fifth-largest independent call centre in Europe. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-01 |
Primacom AG
Mainz, Germany Primacom AG germany's largest private cable network operator.Primacom operated a cable television network in Germany and the Netherlands. |
Sell | - |
