Investment Summary

Northwood Ventures Invests In Community Broadcasters

On January 1, 2006, private equity firm Northwood Ventures invested in media company Community Broadcasters

Investment Highlights
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.
Investment Fate
  • Community Broadcasters was sold to management in 2021.

Investment Summary
Date 2006-01-01
Target Community Broadcasters
Sector Media
Investor(s) Northwood Ventures
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Community Broadcasters

Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Community Broadcasters operates 15 radio stations across four clusters in upstate New York. Community Broadcasters was founded in 2006 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Northwood Ventures

Syosset, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 100M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northwood Ventures is a private investment firm that invests at all stages of company development, including venture, buyout, consolidation, growth, recapitalization, and turnaround situations. Northwood prefers opportunities located within the US and will consider both minority and control situations. Northwood's typical investment ranges from $5 to $15 million. Target sectors include telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing/consumer, financial services, and service-oriented business industries. Northwood Ventures was formed in 1983 and is based in Syosset, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 62
Sector (Media) 4 of 6
Type (Acquisition Financing) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 35 of 58
Year (2006) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-28 PRN

San Francisco, California, United States

PRN Corp. is an in-store television network in the United Sates based on the number of consumers reached each month.

Sell $285M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-01 CTC Media

Moscow, Russia

CTC Media is an independent media company. The group manages four television channels in Russia. CTC Media was founded in 1989 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

Sell -
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