M&A Deal Summary

Local Insight Media Acquires CBD Media

On March 27, 2007, Local Insight Media acquired publishing company CBD Media from Spectrum Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Local Insight Media’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Local Insight Media’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Local Insight Media’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-03-27
Target CBD Media
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Local Insight Media
Sellers(s) Spectrum Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CBD Media

Englewood, Colorado, United States
CBD Media LLC is the incumbent yellow pages directory publisher in the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area, operating under the Cincinnati Bell brand name and trademarks.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Local Insight Media

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Local Insight Media, L.P. is a provider of print directories and Internet-based local search services in the Greater Cincinnati area, Hawaii, Alaska and the Caribbean. Local Insight Media indirectly owns CBD Media LLC, a publisher of print and online directories in the Cincinnati-Hamilton metropolitan area; HYP Media LLC, a provider of print and online local search services in Hawaii; ACS Media LLC, the largest publisher of print and Internet advertising directories in Alaska; and Caribe Servicios de Información Dominicana, S.A., a publisher of yellow and white pages directories in the Dominican Republic. In addition, Local Insight Media indirectly owns 60% of Axesa Servicios de Información, S. en C., the largest directory publisher in Puerto Rico. Local Insight Media, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, provides strategic and management oversight for its operating subsidiaries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Spectrum Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 8.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Spectrum Equity Management L.P. is a private equity investor focused on service businesses. Spectrum specifically targets established businesses in the media, communications, IT, information, and business services industries. The Firm looks to commit $25 to $150 million of equity capital per transaction and focuses on opportunities throughout North America and Western Europe. Prospective transaction situations include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisition financings, and secondary purchases. Spectrum Equity Investors was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 77
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 46
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 15 of 68
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-26 United Asset Coverage

Naperville, Illinois, United States

United Asset Coverage, Inc. is a provider of integrated telecommunications and data networking maintenance services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-10 World-Check

London, United Kingdom

World-Check Limited is a provider of risk-related intelligence to the private sector. The company maintains a global database of potential high risk individuals including money launderers, terrorists, fraudsters, and politically exposed persons as well as information on known associates, legal entities and corporations

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