Evidence.com acquires Familiar

October 14, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

TASER International is to acquire Familiar, Inc. The Familiar team will be joining EVIDENCE.com, a business unit of TASER. The Familiar team will conduct research and development initiatives for mobility technologies in law enforcement, focused specifically on new revenue opportunities that align with the EVIDENCE.com platform strategy.

Marcus Womack, Familiar’s CEO, will join the EVIDENCE.com team as General Manager of Next Generation Products.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Familiar, founded by Marcus Womack, Mike Bohlander, Ray Fortna and Josh Hepfer and backed by Greylock Partners, Index Ventures and Redpoint Ventures will be joining the EVIDENCE.com team to build secure and private next generation mobile technologies and cloud infrastructure for law enforcement and first responders.

“We are thrilled the Familiar team will be joining EVIDENCE.com,” said Jason Droege, President of EVIDENCE.com. “With the technology trend of mobility and video becoming essential to public safety agencies’ evidence workflow, the Familiar team’s experience moving video across mobile platforms will accelerate the execution of our mobile and cloud product strategy.”
“Making it easier for law enforcement to share and communicate information is at the core of the EVIDENCE.com service,” said Marcus Womack. “This fits naturally with Familiar’s experience building a secure and private network for sharing digital content among families. We are excited to join EVIDENCE.com because of their noble mission and the opportunity to build technologies that make communities safer.”

EVIDENCE.com will not continue to operate the Familiar service, but will deploy core technology components from their product into the future products they develop for the EVIDENCE.com platform. The Familiar team will be deployed to develop next generation products focusing on new revenue opportunities.

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PA Group acquires content marketing business Sticky Content

October 9, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association, has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Sticky Content, a digital copywriting and content strategy agency, significantly increasing PA’s presence in the content marketing sector. PA’s content for marketing businesses will now operate under the Sticky Content name..

PA Group Acquires Content Marketing Business Sticky Content Continuing its Long-term Strategy for ReinvestmentCatherine Toole, Sticky Content’s former Chief Executive and new Chairman, said: “The Press Association is the perfect partner for Sticky Content, as the demand for effective, high-quality content soars. Now we can deliver pretty much any kind of content there is.

Emily Shelley, PA’s former Head of Content For Marketing and new Managing Director of Sticky Content, said:PA Group Acquires Content Marketing Business Sticky Content Continuing its Long-term Strategy for Reinvestment “Sticky Content sets the standard for best practice in digital copywriting – across usability, optimisation and conversion. They also lead the field in the execution of content strategy; a discipline which is becoming essential for all companies with a digital presence. By combining this digital expertise with PA’s live delivery of topical, engaging multi-platform content, we can capitalise on the demand for effective content marketing services. I’m excited about what we can achieve together for our clients and our business.”

Clive Marshall, PA Group’s Chief Executive, said: “This is the second significant investment we have made since we sold our stake in Canada Newswire at the end of 2012. Last month we acquired mminternational (Europe) – a leading European weather company – to exploit the significant opportunities for growth in our MeteoGroup weather business and further strengthen its position as one of the world’s leading commercial weather organisations. The acquisition of Sticky Content is part of our drive to broaden the market for the Press Association’s news and information services and expand the range of products and services that complement our traditional news feed business.”

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Artemis Energy acquires of LinkMyFan.com

October 2, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

linkmyfanArtemis Energy Holdings, the owner of press release distribution site TransWorldNews, business social networking platform LinkMyStock.com, and recent acquirer of WooEB.com,  has acquired LinkMyFan.com. LinkMyFan.com is a Social Networking Content Management Platform.  According to a Artemis Energy Holdings statement, LinkMyFan.com is a website that is already generating revenues while it is still being developed.The terms of the deal were not  disclosed.

Company Director, Todd Davis stated, “The value of integrating Link My Fan’s current features and technology, with Link My Stock and WooEB, clearly provides lower development costs while expanding revenue streams and improving the user’s experience.”

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Euromoney Institutional Investor completes acquisition of HSBC’s Quantitative Techniques operation

October 2, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

Euromoney logoEuromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, has completed the acquisition of HSBC’s Quantitative Techniques operation with effect from September 30.  QT is the benchmark and calculation agent business of HSBC Bank plc which creates and maintains more than 100 equity and bond indices for HSBC’s Global Markets division and for over 60 external clients.

The business has been rebranded Euromoney Indices.  As part of the completion terms, HSBC has agreed to purchase index calculation services from Euromoney Indices for a minimum period of three years.

Previous reporting – Euromoney Institutional Investor to acquire HSBC’s Quantitative Techniques operation Posted on April 4, 2013

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Nielsen completes the acquisition of Arbitron

October 1, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

nielsenNielsen Holdings N.V., a provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, has completed its acquisition of Arbitron Inc., an international media and marketing research firm.

“This is a great day for Nielsen and a natural step in our evolution,” said Nielsen Chief Executive Officer David Calhoun. “Arbitron will allow us to analyze and understand an additional two hours of the U.S. consumer’s day while bringing us another opportunity to provide advertisers with metrics on the effectiveness of the mediums that they advertise on.”

Arbitron is being rebranded Nielsen Audio and will be integrated into Nielsen’s U.S. Watch business segment, which provides information and insights primarily to the media and advertising industries across television, online, mobile and radio. With Arbitron, Nielsen now measures eight hours a day per person of dynamic media consumption.

“Our combined capabilities offer opportunities to measure unmeasured areas that are important to the industries and clients we serve, like streaming audio, out-of-home measurements for television consumption and deeper measurement of multicultural audiences in the U.S.,” said Calhoun. “Globally, this is an opportunity to expand our measurement of consumer behavior and introduce audio measurement capabilities in new markets.”

As previously reported on Fusion DigiNet, Nielsen entered into an agreement on December 17, 2012 to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Arbitron for $48 per share or a total of $1.3 billion purchase price, funded by cash on hand and recent debt financing. Nielsen expects $0.26 of accretion to adjusted net income per share during the first full year of operations, and $0.32 of accretion to adjusted net income per share during the second year, reflecting an incremental $0.06 in year two.

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Informa completes the disposal of its five Corporate Training businesses.

October 1, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

informa2Informa plc has completed  the disposal of its five Corporate Training businesses to Providence Equity Partners.

The initial consideration of $165m, consists of $100m in cash (net of indebtedness and working capital adjustments on completion) and a $65m vendor loan. The vendor loan is for a maximum term of 6.5 years and attracts a PIK interest rate of 1% in the first two years, rising to 10% in the third year with a further 1% per annum increase thereafter.

providenceequityMore more information see Fusion DigiNet’s July 2013 article here.

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Experian acquires The 41st Parameter, Inc

October 1, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

experianExperian, a global information services company, is to acquire The 41st Parameter, Inc, a  provider of fraud detection services, based in the US. The aggregate purchase price for all outstanding stock, stock options and warrants of 41st Parameter is US$324m, of which US$14m is subject to limited, two-year earn-out provisions, and will be funded from Experian’s existing cash resources.  The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

41stFor the year ending 31 December 2013, Experian expects 41st Parameter to deliver approximately US$26m of revenue, of which over 95% is booked and contracted. Revenues are licence-based and are recognised over the life of the contract, which is typically 2-3 years in duration. Client renewal rates exceed 95%.

Since incorporation, 41st Parameter has experienced strong growth, with compound annual growth in revenue over the past two years of over 40%. The contracted nature of the business model provides good forward visibility, and Experian expects to sustain growth in line with historic rates over the next twelve months. The acquisition is expected to be broadly EPS neutral in the year ending 31 March 2014.

Incorporated in 2004, 41st Parameter products use device identification to prevent fraud. Clients use 41st Parameter’s products to enable consumers to complete transactions on the web quickly and securely, reducing fraud losses while simultaneously authenticating consumers with minimal intrusion. Clients also use 41st Parameter products to enhance internal operational efficiency by reducing the number of false detections of potential fraud.  Its clients include financial institutions, travel web sites, eCommerce merchants and customers in the digital media segment.

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UBM plc sells Property Week to Metropolis and UBM Channel to The Channel Company

September 27, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

UBM

UBM has agreed to sell its Property Week print magazine and related products to Metropolis International. Property Week’s 35 staff will transfer to Metropolis International following completion. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

metropolisUBM has also sold its North American IT channel business to a management-led investment group. The new company, called The Channel Company, will own and operate all of the businesses and products formerly owned by UBM Tech (Channel) in North America. The Comdex brand and UBM India’s CRN business are excluded from this transaction. UBM has retained a 30% minority equity interest in the business.

These disposals constitute the bulk of the operations treated as discontinued in UBM’s H1 2013 results and classified as held for sale at 30 June 2013. The combined cash proceeds from these disposals are approximately £8.5m, subject to working capital adjustments on completion.

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Artemis Energy Holdings acquires WooEB.com

September 26, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

Artemis Energy Holdings has acquired WooEB.com. WooEB.com is an online social networking platform that provides members with one place to post their content. In addition to posting content, WooEB.com also offers press release distribution and SEO services. With an active member base that utilizes the websites free and paid for services. The member can post content inside their individual hub and then share the content to other social networking sites to increase awareness. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Todd Davis stated, “With the closing of WooEB.com, Artemis Energy Holdings has an additional revenue stream that will help grow our business and increase shareholder value. With WooEB.com, TransWorldNews.com and LinkMyStock.com being a core platform of Artemis Energy Holdings, we are focusing our efforts on building our sales team along with improving opportunities for members to purchase ads, press releases and SEO content packages online.”

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Former Centaur Media chief executive Geoff Wilmot to make a bid for the company

September 25, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

centaurGeoff Wilmot, the former chief executive of Centaur Media plc has said that he is in talks with financial backers about making a bid for the business. Geoff Wilmot left Centaur in May this year. Tim Potter, MD of the Business Publishing division left at the same time.

A stock market announcement released yesterday said:

“Mr Wilmot notes the recent movement in the share price of Centaur.

Mr Wilmot, the former CEO of Centaur, confirms that he is considering an offer for Centaur and to that end has had preliminary discussions with certain prospective finance providers.

Mr Wilmot must, in accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the Code, clarify his intentions by no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 22nd October, by either announcing a firm intention to make an offer or that he does not intend to make an offer, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. This deadline will only be extended with the consent of the Panel in accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code.

This announcement does not constitute an announcement of a firm intention to make an offer under Rule 2.7 of the Code and there can be no certainty that an offer will be made, nor as to the terms on which any offer will be made.

Further announcements will be made in due course.”

Centaur Media issued a statement today:

“Centaur Media plc (LSE: CAU, “Centaur”) notes the announcement yesterday by Geoffrey Wilmot that he has had preliminary discussions with prospective financial providers in relation to a potential offer for Centaur.

The Board of Centaur (the “Board”) confirms that to date no discussions have taken place between the Company and Geoffrey Wilmot concerning a potential offer.”

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