ICIS acquires carbon market analytics specialist Tschach Solutions GmbH

June 7, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

icisICIS, a global provider of energy market information and a division of Reed Business Information, is to acquire Tschach Solutions GmbH, a specialist carbon market analytics company based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Tschach Solutions, founded in 2010, offers a comprehensive portfolio of data, information and analytics products for the carbon market.Products include short and long-term price forecasts, which combine analysis of market fundamentals, policy and trading behaviour in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the global Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).  Tschach Solutions produces a range of data, delivered through online, written report and consulting propositions.

“Tschach Solutions is a fast growing business whose approach to market analysis has proved highly effective. This acquisition increases ICIS capability in short and long-term energy market analysis,” said Christopher Flook, Managing Director of ICIS. “Our collective capabilities will provide customers with unique insights”.

Dr Ingo Tschach, Managing Director of Tschach Solutions added that “ICIS’ strong position across the energy information market, coupled with its extensive sales and marketing capability, provides the opportunity to accelerate our plans for future growth. As part of ICIS, we are better positioned to capitalise on the increasing need for carbon market data and analysis”.

UK, Sutton, Surrey & Germany, Karlsruhe

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Bloomberg launches $75 million venture fund

June 6, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

bloombergbetaBloomberg has launched Bloomberg Beta, a $75 million venture fund to invest in and create early-stage technology companies.

Bloomberg Beta’s initial focus areas are producing insights from data (data, technology platforms, content discovery, media distribution) and making the experience of work better (networks and communities, human-computer interaction, and radically new organisational models).

In these areas, Bloomberg Beta’s first announced investments are Newsle, MkII, Nodejitsu, Codecademy, Errplane and ProsperWorks.

“Bloomberg L.P. is itself a template for startups – first to succeed in its market, founded on a big idea, with a strong culture, and guided by its founders for three decades,” said Roy Bahat, head of Bloomberg Beta. “With Bloomberg Beta we can nurture the new generation of technology companies built on this template. We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we want to invest and make companies. We’re fortunate to have a patient backer in Bloomberg L.P., which has seen firsthand the rewards to growing an extraordinary company over time.”

USA, New York, NY & San Francisco, CA

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WPP to acquire a 49% stake in Heureka Group in Poland

June 6, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

wppWPP‘s wholly-owned operating network VML, the digital marketing agency, is to acquire a 49% stake in Heureka Group, a Polish digital agency.

Heureka Group is a full-service interactive advertising agency specializing in digital advertising and social media campaigns. The Group consists of two main creative agencies, Heureka and Pride & Glory, and a proprietary social analytics tool called Brand Fibres.

Heureka Group was founded in 2008 by Michal Adamkiewicz-Wolniak, Joanna Adamkiewicz-Wolniak, Dariusz Andrian, Piotr Friedberg and Dawid Szczepaniak, Clients include Orange, Danone Group, Philips, Nestle, Microsoft, BRE Bank and PZU. Heureka employs 150 people in offices in Warsaw and Krakow.

Heureka Group’s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2012 were approximately Euro 6.8 million, with gross assets at the same date of approximately Euro 2.4 million. Under the terms of the acquisition, WPP has the option to acquire majority ownership at a future date. Following the transaction, Heureka Group will rebrand as VML.

UK, London & Poland, Warsaw & Krakow

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Reed Elsevier sells RBI France

June 5, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

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Reed Elsevier has sold Reed Business Information France to funds belonging to  Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (via the Winch Capital 2 fund), BNP Paribas Développement and several managers of the company. The funds bought a 75 percent stake of RBI France, while the remaining 25 percent was purchased by managers Jean-Pierre Seguret and Alexandre Sidommo. The value of the deal was not disclosed, but is being reported that RBI France was sold for around £40 million.

Reed Business Information France provides professional information and services. Sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 62.4m and the rbigroup has 476 employees in France, Spain and Tunisia. Its main activities include a business intelligence platform which manages tenders (DoubleTrade), some of Reed Elevier’s last consumer magazines including CosmétiqueMag and Coiffure de Paris, guides and soft cover books (Prat Editions, ESF éditeur), an occupational training company (Comundi) and a lead generation company (emedia).

The deal also includes the transfer of the Reed Elsevier group’s Spanish tender management companies Manivest and Construdatos to RBI France.

RBI France is the latest disposal by Reed Elsevier as it moves away from cyclical markets  and focuses on electronic data services and research businesses.

Alexandre Sidommo, head of the Business Intelligence division DoubleTrade has been appointed chairman of Reed Business Information France. The Supervisory Board will be chaired by Jean-Pierre Seguret, former chairman of the DDB France group.

The executive team comprises Stéphane Barus, Finance and Administration director, Gianni Cavalcaselle who becomes head of the Business Intelligence division (DoubleTrade France and Spain), Thierry Lescure, head of emedia, Reed Contents, IT systems and Internet Strategy, Rémi Ramondou, head of the Publishing division, Aurélie Sornat, head of Human Resources and Anne Thomas, head of the Press division.

Pierre-Yves Poirier, Partner of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners said, “We are very proud to assist entrepreneurs looking to boost business growth. We now share the same objective, namely helping RBI France to seize growth opportunities on its markets.”

France, Paris

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Townsquare Media Group acquires music and comic book websites from AOL

June 3, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

townsquareTownsquare Media Group is to acquire AOL Music assets The Boot, The BoomBox and NoiseCreep as well as comic book website ComicsAlliance from AOL Inc. The new digital properties will join Townsquare Media Group’s national digital business, a portfolio of  music and entertainment websites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“The acquisition of these assets from AOL represents the continued rapid growth of Townsquare Media’s aolportfolio of owned and operated music and entertainment websites,” commented Townsquare Media Group Chairman and CEO, Steven Price. “Adding these premium brands to Townsquare Media’s comprehensive offering propels our scale beyond today’s 52 million US monthly unique visitors, allowing advertisers and agencies even greater access to this highly engaged and demographically desirable audience.”

USA, Greenwich, CN & USA, New York, NY

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CBS Corporation acquired the rest of TV Guide Digital

June 3, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

CBSCBS Corporation has wholly acquired TV Guide Digital, which includes the  TVGuide.com and TV Guide Mobile properties. In March Fusion DigiNet reported that CBS took over the TV Guide stake held by One Equity Partners, the private-equity arm of J.P. Morgan Chase, which owned 49% of the company, with the option to buy another 1%. CBS was said to be paying about $100 million for the 49% stake.

Under the terms of the new deal, CBS Corporation has acquired the remaining 50 percent stake in TV Guide Digital shares from tvguide_logo_tatLionsgate. CBS and Lionsgate’s 50/50 partnership for the highly distributed TVGN cable network, announced on March 26, will continue.

TVGuide.com and the TV Guide Mobile apps will become part of CBS Interactive’s Technology, Games and Lifestyle group.

“TV Guide is one of the most-enduring and iconic brands in the world of television and video, and we’re proud to welcome TV Guide Digital to the CBS Interactive family,” said Jim Lanzone , President of CBS Interactive. “TVGuide.com and TV Guide Mobile have the biggest and most-engaged audiences in the valuable TV information category, making them a perfect fit for our portfolio of premium content brands.”

USA, Los Angeles, CA & San Francisco, CA

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YottaMark acquires personalised food information company ShopWell

May 31, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

HARVESTMARK ACQUIRES SHOPWELLYottaMark has acquired substantially all the assets of ShopWell Solutions, Inc., the personalised food information company.  YottaMark will integrate the ShopWell team into its HarvestMark Insights group, and ShopWell’s website and mobile applications will become YottaMark branded properties. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The ShopWell app helps people make smart decisions about the food they eat. Personalised results show easy-to-understand food scores and recommend foods based on the shopper’s specific dietary needs. At home or in the store, shoppers simply scan a food’s barcode to get nutrition information and find out if the food is a good match. The recommendation engine technology is powered by patent-pending algorithms designed by Registered Dietitians and statisticians, and draws on guidelines set by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Institute of Medicine, and the latest peer reviewed research.

“This acquisition anchors HarvestMark’s strategy as the leading provider of trusted information about food, and provides a critical channel to reach shoppers across the entire grocery store”, said Elliott Grant , YottaMark’s Founder & CTO.  He added, “a producer will now be able to determine which characteristics drive preference and repeat purchase.  A retailer will have the ability to rapidly measure how merchandizing, store operations or supply decisions are affecting shopper satisfaction.  In today’s highly competitive food market – this edge provided by shopper insights can make the difference between a profitable product and failure.”

USA, Redwood City, CA

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Yahoo! acquires gaming infrastructure start-up PlayerScale

May 30, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

YahooYahoo! has acquired gaming infrastructure start-up PlayerScale. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

PlayerScale was founded in 2009 and is based in Belmont, California. It develops infrastructure software for various gaming platforms across the social and mobile space. PlayerScale has 100 million users with 4000 titles from over 2,600 developers worldwide.

Other recent Yahoo acquisitions include Astrid, a task-management app maker;Summly, a news-condenser app maker; Stamped, a playerscalemobile-review app maker; OnTheAir, which specializes in broadcasting video chats or interviews to online audiences; Snip.it, which is a kind of clipping service for the web; Propeld, a location-based apps maker; Jybe, a social recommendation site and Loki Studios, a mobile gaming start-up.

The acquisitions are part of a strategy to broaden and strengthen Yahoo!’s expertise in the mobile segment as adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets continue to accelerate.

USA, Sunnyvale, CA & Belmont, CA

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Answers acquires Webcollage

May 29, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

Answers, operator of answers.com, has acquired Webcollage, a SasS platform for managing and publishing rich product information. Founded in 1999, Webcollage has over 1,000  consumer brands who create and publish rich product descriptions, videos, and interactive tours through their  network of retail e-commerce sites. Webcollage has headquarters in New York City and R&D center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Webcollage is a perfect extension to Answers’ product suite for retailers and brands,” said David Karandish, CEO of Answers. “Consumer manufacturers and retailers who trust Webcollage as a publishing platform can now benefit from Answers’ complementary products for product reviews, product Q&A, retailer reputation management, and branded consumer engagement. With the stellar Webcollage team, we are committed to making Webcollage customers even more successful.”

USA, St. Louis, MI & New York, NY

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Mecom Group sells Danish free sheets to Sjællandske Medier

May 28, 2013 — Fusion DigiNet

sn_logoSjællandske Medier has acquired three local free weekly titles (Freesheets) from Berlingske Media, the Danish subsidiary of  Mecom Group for a cash price of DKK 37.5 million (€5.0 million), payable in full at completion.

The Freesheets comprise three weekly publications and two media houses, which together contributed €0.9 million mecomto Mecom’s profit before tax in 2012, excluding central overhead allocations. The Sale will be a transfer of the trade and assets of these operations, and will result in the deconsolidation of approximately €2.6 million of assets from Mecom Group’s balance sheet.

Berlingske Media has also agreed to acquire the outstanding 25 per cent minority interest in a printing company subsidiary of Mecom, for DKK 6.5 million (€0.9 million).

The sale is expected to complete on 1st June 2013.

Denmark, Copenhagen

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