M&A Deal Summary

UPC Ireland BV Acquires TV3

On July 3, 2015, UPC Ireland BV acquired media company TV3 from DH Private Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UPC Ireland BV’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is UPC Ireland BV’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-03
Target TV3
Sector Media
Buyer(s) UPC Ireland BV
Sellers(s) DH Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

TV3

Dublin, Ireland
TV3 is the only privately owned terrestrial free-to-air national commercial television channel in the Republic of Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UPC Ireland BV

Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

UPC Ireland BV provides communication services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DH Private Equity Partners

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 10.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DH Private Equity Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in traditional private equity, real estate, and venture capital. DH private equity group targets European mid-market businesses valued between €200 and €600 million. The Firm usually takes a majority stake in acquisitions, and looks for management participation as well. DH will consider investments across a range of industries, including building materials, packaging, energy, automotive, media, beverages, and luxury goods. DH Private Equity was formed in 1985 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 35
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 11
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-15 Balta Group

Sint-Baafs-Vijve, Belgium

Balta Group is an European manufacturer of wall-to-wall carpets and a global leader in the manufacture of area rugs. The combination of laminates and rugs is complementary to carpet production and provides a stable portfolio effect. Balta is vertically integrated for the purposes of yarn production. Balta Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Sint-Baafs-Vijve, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-11 LM Wind Power AS

Kolding, Denmark

LM Wind Power is the world's largest designer and independent supplier of rotor blades for wind turbines, with a global manufacturing footprint that includes blade factories in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Poland, Spain and the United States. The company has produced more than 185,000 blades since 1978, corresponding to more than 77 GW installed capacity and global savings of more than 147 million tons of CO2 annually.

Sell $1.7B