M&A Deal Summary

MediaWin & Partners S.A. Acquires InfoSearch Media

On February 23, 2005, private equity firm MediaWin & Partners S.A. acquired marketing company InfoSearch Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MediaWin & Partners S.A.’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is MediaWin & Partners S.A.’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is MediaWin & Partners S.A.’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-02-23
Target InfoSearch Media
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) MediaWin & Partners S.A.
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

InfoSearch Media

Culver City, California, United States
InfoSearch Media, Inc. is a provider of content based, cost-effective search engine marketing services. InfoSearch Media maintains a network of over 200 professional writers that contribute to its online network of informative content leveraged to generate highly qualified traffic for its clients.

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Buyer

MediaWin & Partners S.A.

Geneva, Switzerland

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

MediaWin and Partners is a private investment firm that targets investments exclusively in the media and communications industry. In general, the firm invests in companies located within the United States and Europe. MediaWin and Partners is primarily interested in companies that create products for business, entertainment, education and humanitarian purposes. Although the firm focuses on early-stage investments, it also considers opportunities at all stages of development, including seed to pre-IPO, buy-outs, well-developed growth companies, restructuring and re-capitalizations. MediaWin & Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-15 Pandora Media

Oakland, California, United States

Pandora Media, Inc. is an Internet radio recommendation service provider, which offers a personalized experience for each of its listeners. Pandora Media has developed a form of radio that uses intrinsic qualities of music to create stations and adapts playlists in real-time based on the individual feedback of each listener. Pandora Media, Inc. was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 Entara

London, United Kingdom

Entara Ltd. UK-based company that owns and manages the Intellectual Property Rights to Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, a 52 episode 3D Computer Generated Imaging (CGI) animation TV program for 4-7 year old children. In November 2007, Entara merged into Parthenon Entertainment.

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