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RTL Group Acquires Radio 538 BV

On September 28, 2007, RTL Group acquired media company Radio 538 BV from Advent International and Hutton Collins Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RTL Group’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is RTL Group’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-09-28
Target Radio 538 BV
Sector Media
Buyer(s) RTL Group
Sellers(s) Advent International
Hutton Collins Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Radio 538 BV

Hilversum, Netherlands
Radio 538 B.V. operates a commercial radio broadcasting station.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RTL Group

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Media
Employees12,941
Revenue 6.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

RTL Group is an entertainment company. RTL Group was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Broomfield , Colorado, United States

SpotXchange, Inc. is a video advertising platform offering premium publishers holistic yield management in order to maximize revenue for desktop, mobile and connected TV inventory while driving down operational costs. SpotXchange was founded in 2007 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 90 of 233
Sector: Media M&A 5 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 37 of 87
Country: Netherlands M&A 3 of 7
Year: 2007 M&A 9 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-01 Stone Products

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Stone Products Corp. is a producer of pre-cast manufactured stone facings for building interiors and exteriors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-30 Equiniti Group

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Equiniti Group is a UK provider of share registration and associated investor services. Equiniti Group was founded in 2007 and is based in West Sussex, United Kingdom.

Buy -
SELLER

Hutton Collins Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hutton Collins is a UK-based investor in established, profitable, mid-sized Western European businesses. Hutton invests mezzanine, preferred, and minority equity capital to support buyouts, acquisition financings, expansions, restructurings, and shareholder liquidity needs. Hutton generally invests €35 to €100 million in businesses valued between €100 and €500 million. The Firm has particular interest in opportunities throughout Spain, France, and Italy. Hutton is a generalist investor and has deep expertise in business services, leisure, healthcare, and financial services. Hutton Collins is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 17
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 11
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-04 Everest

Potters Bar, United Kingdom

Everest is a consumer brand in the manufacture, installation, and supply of uPVC and aluminum windows and doors, conservatories, roofline products, garage doors, security systems, driveways, and other home improvement products. Everest was founded in 1965 and is based in Potters Bar, United Kingdom.

Buy £118M
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Arco, Italy

Aquafil S.p.A. is a dominant player in the Nylon 6 synthetic fibre market with a specific focus on the manufacture of fibres for textile flooring. Aquafil also has a significant presence in the engineering plastics and special textile fibres sectors and has production plants in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, USA and Asia. Aquafil was formed in 1969 and is based in Arco, Italy.

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