M&A Deal Summary

Valona Intelligence Acquires Esmerk Oy

On June 13, 2012, Valona Intelligence acquired media company Esmerk Oy from Sanoma Group for 10M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Valona Intelligence’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Valona Intelligence’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Valona Intelligence’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-13
Target Esmerk Oy
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Valona Intelligence
Sellers(s) Sanoma Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 10M EUR

Target

Esmerk Oy

Helsinki, Finland
website
Esmerk is a provider of information and media monitoring services and it has operations in Finland, France, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, Sweden, the UK and the US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Valona Intelligence

Helsinki, Finland

website

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Valona Intelligence is a provider of competitive and market intelligence solutions and enables companies worldwide to gather external market insights and internal knowledge in one place, enabling them to make intelligent strategic decisions faster. Valona Intelligence was founded in 1998 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Finland) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-04 Global Intelligence Alliance Group Oy

Helsinki, Finland

Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) is a strategic market intelligence and advisory group. GIA was formed in 1995 when a team of market intelligence specialists, management consultants, industry analysts and technology experts came together to build a powerful suite of customized solutions ranging from outsourced market monitoring services and software, to strategic analysis and advisory.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sanoma Group

Helsinki, Finland

website

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Sanoma is a media and learning companies in Europe. We entertain, inform, educate and inspire millions of people every day — across media in multiple channels. We employ some 10,000 professional employees operating in Europe. Our key markets are Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium and Central & Eastern Europe.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
Country (Finland) 1 of 4
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-21 Nordic Cinema Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Nordic Cinema Group AB is a cinema operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with more than 100 years of experience in managing and cultivating the cinema experience.

Sell €94M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-13 Lehtipiste Oy

Vantaa, Finland

Lehtipiste Oy is a distributor of evening tabloids and morning newspapers as well as magazines to be sold as single-copies. In addition, the company’s product range comprises e.g. books and collectibles. Lehtipiste was established in 1910 and is based in Vantaa, Finland.

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