Oct 6, 2010 3:04 PM
ZeniMax Media, the video game publisher behind titles including Doom and Fallout, has raised a huge $150 million round. The cash comes from Providence Equity Partners, which had already put $300 million into the company three years ago.
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, providence equity partners, zenimax media
May 19, 2010 5:27 PM
Jonathan Nelson, the CEO of Hulu-backer Providence Equity Partners, made the case for the video aggregator on Charlie Rose this week. His response to Viacom’s decision to pull the The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from the site: “Before we sit down next they’ll be part…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Companies, Hulu, Viacom, jonathan nelson, providence equity partners
May 5, 2010 8:25 AM
Cox Enterprises is selling 25 percent of its majority stake in auto sales site AutoTrader.com, to PE firm Providence Equity, for an undisclosed amount. With this sale, Cox will still be the majority owner and operator of the property, and Providence will have two board seats with this deal. AutoTrader.com,…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, autotrader, cox enterprises, providence equity partners
Jan 5, 2010 11:49 AM
Updated below: The professional online video scene in China is now heating up, after a few years of fevered activity on the user-gen video side (with lots of pirated professional online video as well): now, after announcements by Chinese portal biggies like Sohu (NSDQ: SOHU) and Shanda (NSDQ: SNDA), search…
Posted In: Entertainment, Countries, Asia, China, baidu, providence equity partners
Sep 16, 2009 4:09 AM
Providence Equity Partners has a penchant for media and entertainment investments like Hulu, Warner Music, YES and Univision—and for additions with media connections. Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell signed on as a senior advisor when his government tenure ended. Jim Bankoff found a spot with the same title after AOL…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Hulu, Time Warner, dick parsons, providence equity partners
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 19, 2008 11:23 AM
Informa, the UK-based B2B giant which just broke off its talks with UBM for a merger, now has another possible group of buyers: private equity groups Providence Equity Partners and Carlyle are working on a 1.8 billion pound ($3.53 billion) cash bid, according to the company. This would be among…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Europe, carlyle group, informa, providence equity partners
Oct 25, 2007 1:17 PM
Privately held video game maker Zenimax Media has received a big $300 million investment from Providence Equity Partners through a convertible stock offering (via Gamasutra). Founded in 1999, the company will use the funds to increase game development, hunt for acquisitions and finance the creation of multi-player online games. The…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, providence equity partners, zenimax media
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