Jul 1, 2008 8:55 PM
Informa, the UK-based B2B giant which recently broke merger talked with United Business Media (LSE: UBM), has confirmed that it received a tentative big approach from a private equity consortium which would value the business at about $6.8 billion, including debt. The bid is a joint one from Providence Equity…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Europe, carlyle group, hellman & friedman, informa, providence equity partners, united business media
Jun 20, 2008 3:29 PM
Getty Images (NYSE: GYI), the Seattle based images and multimedia giant, has a shareholder approval on its $2.1 billion sale to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. About 75 percent of the shares represented at the shareholder meeting were in favor of the deal, representing 96 percent of the votes…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, getty images, hellman & friedman
Mar 30, 2008 7:49 PM
How did Getty Images (NYSE: GYI) decide to put itself up on the auction block, a process resulting in its $2.4 billion sale to PE firm Hellman & Friedman? In a monstrous SEC filing, the company has published the slides its banker, Goldman Sachs, presented to the board to help…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, getty images, hellman & friedman
Feb 25, 2008 8:03 AM
Stock photo firm Getty Images (NYSE: GYI), which was known to be shopping itself around, has agreed to sell itself to PE Firm Hellman & Friedman for $2.4 billion or $34.00 per share. The offer represents a 55 percent premium to where shares traded on January 18, the day before…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, getty images, hellman & friedman
Jan 24, 2008 12:54 PM
Online lead generator Adchemy has secured a $19 million third round funding. Mayfield Fund led the round, with Hellman & Friedman and existing investor August Capita participating as well. The Redwood City, CA.-based company has now raised a total of $27 million in funding. Its first round closed at end…
Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, adchemy, august capital, hellman & friedman, mayfield fund
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