Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-06-14 |
| Target | Pandora Media |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Sellers(s) |
MediaWin & Partners S.A.
Crosslink Capital |
| Deal Type | IPO |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Focused |
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: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| 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. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Crosslink Capital is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on technology companies. Crosslink's typically invests in early-stage companies, however, the Firm will consider opportunities at every stage, from seed to pre-IPO to PIPE offerings. Sectors of interest include communications/infrastructure services, core technology, semiconductors, internet, and software. Crosslink Capital is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 62 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 6 of 10 |
| State: California M&A | 13 of 44 |
| Country: United States M&A | 21 of 61 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 2 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-07 |
SeaMicro
Sunnyvale, California, United States SeaMicro has identified the primary drivers underlying the power inefficiencies in volume servers and has systematically rectified these shortcomings. The result is a small form factor server that uses one-quarter of the power and requires only one-quarter of the space used for traditional servers. SeaMicro servers are plug and play—they require no changes to software operating systems, applications, or management infrastructure. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-01 |
OpSource
Santa Clara, California, United States OpSource™ provides enterprise-class Cloud and SaaS hosting & services for Fortune 1000, Software-as-a-Service and Web companies. By choosing OpSource, organizations large and small are free to focus their resources on building businesses rather than investing in and running IT infrastructure and support services. |
Sell | - |
