Axel Springer Russia has acquired Gruner+Jahr Russia

November 25, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

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ACQUISITION 
FDN Database Reference:  A0235-231114
 
Acquirer:  Axel Springer Russia
ACQ Web:  http://www.axelspringer.ru/
Location:  Russia
Region:  Europe
Description:  Publishing House
Contact 1:  Ralph Byuhi, president of Axel Springer International
 
Vendor:  Gruner+Jahr
Vendor Web:  http://www.guj.ru/
Location:  Russia
Region:  Europe
Description:  Publishing House
Contact 1:  Dr. Torsten-Jörn Klein, Head of G+J International
 
Aprox. Value:  According to Handelsblatt (in German), Axel Springer paid several million Euro for G+J Russia and several hundred Euro for license.
 
Details:  Publishing House “Axel Springer Russia has completed its acquisition of the publishing house”Gruner + Jahr Russia. Under the deal all the magazines from the portfolio “Gruner + Jahr Russia, namely: GEO, GALA Biography, GEO Traveller and GEOlenokAs well as sites geo.ru, moi-roditeli.ru and moizvezdi.ru, become the property of Russia division Axel Springer AG. ID “Axel Springer Russia will continue to develop these print and online brands in Russia under license.
 
Link: Press Release

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November 25, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

The Fusion Team have completed over 70 digital and media transactions for its private, corporate and private equity clients. For more information contact pkelly@fusioncorp.co.uk or visit our website. 

ACQUISITION 
FDN Database Reference: A0235-231113
Acquirer:  Adconion Media Group
ACQ Web:  http://www.adconion.com
Location:  USA, Santa monica, CA
Region:  North America
Description:  Independent global audience and content network
Contact 1:  Tyler Moebius, CEO
 
Vendor:  Certain assets from privately-held Joost
Vendor Web:  http://www.joost.com/
Location:  The Netherlands, Leiden
Region:  Europe
Description:  Online video service
Contact 1:  Janus Friis, co-founder
Aprox. Value:  Undisclosed
 
Details:  Adconion Media Group has announced that it has acquired certain assets from privately-held Joost, the online video service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but likely would have been a fraction of the money that was invested in the company.
 
Link: Press Release

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Bizo, the B2B ad targeting platform has raised $6 million

November 24, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

The Fusion Team have completed over 70 digital and media transactions for its private, corporate and private equity clients. For more information contact pkelly@fusioncorp.co.uk or visit our website.
 
FUND RAISING 
Database Reference:  F231109-240
Business:  bizo
Web:  http://www.bizo.com
Location:  USA, San Francisco, CA
Region:  North America
Business description:   B2B marketing with precise ad targeting
Contact 1:  Russell Glass, CEO
 
Investor 1:  Bessemer Venture Partners
Investor 2:  Venrock
Investor 3:  Vulcan and Ascent
Dollars:  $6,000,000
Participants:  3
 
Details:  Bizo, the business-to-business ad targeting platform spun off from ZoomInfo a year-and-a-half ago, has raised $6 million

Links:  paidContent

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Millennial Media Raises $16M in Growth Equity Financing

November 24, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

The Fusion Team have completed over 70 digital and media transactions for its private, corporate and private equity clients. For more information contact pkelly@fusioncorp.co.uk or visit our website  
 
FUND RAISING 
Business:  Millennial Media
Database Reference:  F231109-239
Web:  http://www.millennialmedia.com
Location:  USA, Baltimore, MD
Region:  North America
Business description:  Mobile ad network
Contact:  Paul Palmieri, President and CEO
 
Investor 1:  New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Investor 2:  Bessemer Venture Partners
Investor 3:  Columbia Capital
Investor 4:  Charles River Ventures
Round:  Round C
Aprox. amount:  $16,000,000
Participants:  4
 
Details:  Millennial Media has closed a $16M Series C round of growth funding, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, and Charles River Ventures participating. The new growth financing will be used to continue to strengthen Millennial Media’s position as the leading mobile ad network in the U.S., as well as finance accelerated international expansion, advanced targeting products, and wider-penetration of its mobile media planning platform for agencies.

Links:  Press release

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Vivendi/Canal+ Group acquire the 10% of Canal+ France owned by TF1

November 24, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

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ACQUISITION  
FDN Database Reference A0235-231112
Date 24-Nov-09
   
Acquire: Vivendi (Canal+ Group)
ACQ Web: http://www.vivendi.com
Location: France, Paris
Region: Europe
Description: French international media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games.
Contact: Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive
   
Vendor: TF1 (Canal+ France)
Vendor Web: http://www.tf1.fr
Location: France, Paris
Region: Europe
Description: French media holding company 
Contact: Nonce Paolini (Chairman of the board and CEO)

Aprox. Value: Euros 744,000,000 ($1.11 billion)
 
Details Vivendi/Canal+ Group and TF1 have signed a definitive agreement relating to the sale of the 9.9% of the capital of Canal+ France owned by TF1. This agreement, the value of which is €744 million, should be completed at the latest on December 31, 2009. On that date, Canal+ Group (which is wholly-owned by Vivendi) will increase its stake in Canal+ France from 65% to 75%. The impact of this transaction, which was originally planned for the first quarter of 2010, has already been taken into account, for an identical amount, in Vivendi’s debt in respect of TF1’s put option held by TF1 since January 2007 in the context of the acquisition of TPS by Vivendi/Canal+Group. An identical offer has been made to M6 for its stake of 5.1% of Canal+ France.
   
Link: Vivendi Announcement

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Endemol acquires Tiger Aspect, Darlow Smithson and Tigress from IMG

November 24, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet
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ACQUISITION  
FDN Database Reference A0235-231111
Date 24-Nov-09

 

 
Acquirer Endemol UK
ACQ Web http://www.endemol.com
Location UK, London
Region Europe
Description Entertainment programming
Contact 1 Tim Hincks, chief executive Endemol UK
Contact 2 Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of Endemol Group

 

 
Vendor IMG (TIGER ASPECT, DARLOW SMITHSON AND TIGRESS)
Vendor Web http://www.imgworld.com
Location UK, London
Region Europe
Description Diversified sports, entertainment and media company.
Contact 1 Andrew Zein, Managing Director of Tiger Aspect
Contact 2 John Smithson, Executive Chairman Darlow Smithson and Tigress
Contact 3 Chris Davis, IMG Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Aprox. Value £30,000,000
Details Endemol it has acquired Tiger Aspect, Darlow Smithson and Tigress from IMG, effective immediately. Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Tiger Aspect Productions is one of the UK’s most successful independent television producers working across a range of genres including drama, comedy, animation, children’s, entertainment, factual, features and feature films. The price paid, as reported in the press, is around £30 ($50M).
Link Enemol Announcement

 

 

 
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Ingenico makes a $6.5 million investment in ROAM Data

November 23, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet
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FUND RAISING  
Date 23-Nov-09
Business ROAM Data
FDN Database Reference F231109-238
Web http://www.roamdata.com
Location USA, Boston, MA
Region North America
Business description Mobile Application Service Provider (MASP)
Business category Mobile technology
Contact 1 Will Graylin, Chairman and CEO
   
   
Investor 1 Ingenico Ventures (France)
FDN Database Reference I231109-240
Investor 2 George Wallner, founder and former CEO of Hypercom
FDN Database Reference No Reference
   
Dollars $6,500,000
Participants 2
   
Details ROAM Data, Inc. gets a $6.5 million investment from from Ingenico Ventures, the investment vehicle of Ingenico SAS (payment solutions). Other prominent private investors in the round also included George Wallner, founder and former CEO of Hypercom (payment terminal provider).
Links Press Release
 
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Dynamic ad optimization platform Teracent to be acquired by Google

November 23, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

FDN Database Reference:  A0235-231110

ACQUISITION 
Acquirer:  Google
ACQ Web:  http://www.google.com
Location:  USA, California
Region:  North Amerca
Description:  Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity, social networking, video sharing
Category:  
Contact 1:  Neal Mohan, Vice President, Product Management
Contact 2:  Joerg Heilig, Engineering Director
 
Vendor:  Teracent
Vendor Web:  http://www.teracent.com/
Location:  USA, San Mateo, CA
Region:  North America
Description:  Dynamic ad optimization platform for targeting market segments
 
Contact 1:  Vikas Jha – Founder & CEO
Contact 2:  Krishna ‘Kittu’ Kolluri – Director
Contact 3:  Peter Sonsini  – Director
Contact 4:  Rob Goldman – Director
Aprox. Value:  Undisclosed
 
Details:  Teracent has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions and is expected to close this quarter.
 
Link: Google Blog  announcement

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WinBuyer Closes $6.9 Million in Series A Investment

November 23, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet
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FUND RAISING  
Date 23-Nov-09
Business WinBuyer
FDN Database Reference F231109-237
Web http://www.winbuyercorp.com
Location Tel Aviv, Israel
Region Middle East & Africa/Europe
Business description Onsite Comparative Pricing
Business category Onsite Comparative Pricing (OCP)
Contact 1 Miki Balin, Founder
Contact 2 Alon Weinberg, Founder
   
Investor 1 Pitango Venture Capital
FDN Database Reference I231109-238
Investor 2 Giza Venture Capital
FDN Database Reference I231109-239
Round Series A
Dollars $6,900,000
Participants 2
   
Details WinBuyer raises $6.9 Million first round investment led by Pitango Venture Capital alongside Giza Venture Capital. WinBuyer’s OCP solution accelerates consumer purchasing behavior and maximizes income for online retailers by enabling price comparisons at the point of sale: merchants’ product pages.
Links Press Release
Link address http://www.winbuyercorp.com/news.aspx?tab=Press Releases
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Media start-up, Plato’s Forms raises $545K

November 23, 2009 — Fusion DigiNet

FUND RAISING  
Date 23-Nov-09
Business Plato’s Forms
DigiNet Database Ref. F231109-236
Web http://platosforms.com/about/
Location USA, San Francisco, CA
Region North America
Business description Professional messaging platform focused on solving the problem of rapid proliferation of misinformation in online media.
Business category Media
Contact 1 Darryl Siry, CEO
Contact 2 Ben Metcalfe, CTO
Investor 1 Zelkova Ventures
DigiNet Database Ref. I231109-237
Dollars $545,000 
Details The company has closed a seed round of funding in, led by various angels with significant participation from Zelkova Ventures, a New York based Venture Capital firm, and founder Darryl Siry
Links Funding announcent – Blog
Link address http://platosforms.com/blog/
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