Fusion Corporate Partners

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:  F231109-322
 
Acquirer:  Metropolis International Group
ACQ Web:  http://www.metropolis.co.uk
Head Office: United Kingdom, London
Region:  Europe
Description:  Media group, established in 1994, that specialises in consumer, business and travel publishing alongside websites, awards, events, public sector contracts and reward & benefit programmes for consumers and corporate partners.
Category:  Media, B2B Publishing, Consumer Publishing
Contact 1:  Jonathan Mills, CEO and Chairman
Contact 2:  Andy McDuff, MD Consumer Publishing
Contact 3:  Kevin Crook, MD Business Publishing
Contact 4: Richard Hutchinson, Finance Director
 
Vendor:  Assertive Media Group
Vendor Web:  http://www.amgl.co.uk
Other Web Links: Facebook
Location:  United Kingdom, Staffordshire
Region:  Europe
 
Description:  Publisher of ACQ Magazine
Category: B2B Publishing
  
Aprox. Value:  Undisclosed
 
Details:  Metropolis International Group has acquired B2N publisher Assertive Media Group, publisher of ACQ magazine

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:  F231109-348
 
Business:  Voddler
Web:  http://www.voddler.com
Other Web Links: Blog, Twitter, Facebook
Location:  Sweden, Stockholm
Region:  Europe
Business description:  Voddler was founded 2005 and has developed a technology for video on demand. The technology is protected by several patent claims in USA, Europe and Japan. Voddler provides a video on demand service with decentralized streaming. Voddler has 35 employees.
Category: Video-on-demand
Contact 1:  Marcus Bäcklund, Chief Executive Officer, Member of the board
Contact 2:  Zoran Slavic, Executive Vice President, Shareholder
Contact 3:  Björn Isakson, Vice President Marketing, Shareholder
Contact 4:  Stefan Anjou, Chief Technical Officer, Shareholder
Contact 5:  Mathias Tönnesson, Vice President Business Development, Shareholder
Contact 6: Fredrik Bentlinger, Chief Financial Officer, Shareholder
Contact 7:  Hadar Cars, a partner of Eqvitec

Investors:  Eqvitec Technology Fund III

• Established spring 2006
• Fund size €140 million
• Investment focus: The fund invests in technology oriented companies mainly in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
• Current portfolio: 11 investments; 5 in Finland, 4 in Sweden and 2 in Norway

Details:  Eqvitec Technology Fund III has invested 26 million Swedish Kronors (about 2.55 million euro) into Voddler. Hadar Cars, a partner of Eqvitec will join the Voddler board.

Link:  Eqvitec Announcement

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:  F231109-320
 
Acquirer:  Trinity Mirror plc
ACQ Web:  http://www.trinitymirror.com
Other Web Links: Annual Report
Head Office: UK, London
Region:  Europe 
Description:  Trinity Mirror is one of the UK’s largest newspaper publishers with a portfolio including five national newspapers, over 120 regional newspapers and more than 400 digital products. The Group employs over 6,500 people in more than 68 locations across the UK, including eight print sites. The Group has two trading divisions: Regionals and Nationals.
Category:  Newspapers, Media
Contact 1: Sly Bailey, Chief Executive
Contact 2: Vijay Vaghela, Finance Director
Contact 3: Paul Vickers, Secretary and Group Legal Director
Contact 4: Mark Hollinshead, Managing Director, Nationals
Contact 5: Georgina Harvey, Managing Director, Regionals 
 
Vendor:  Guardian Media Group plc
Vendor Web:  http://www.gmgplc.co.uk
Other Web Links: The Scott Trust
Location:  UK, London
Region:  Europe
Business Sold: GMG Regional Media    
Location:  UK, Manchester
Description:  GMG Regional Media, which publishes 32 newspapers and associated websites, is formed of two operating businesses: MEN Media and S&B Media. MEN Media publishes 22 titles in the North West of England, including the flagship Manchester Evening News and Metro. S&B Media publishes 10 titles in the South of England, including the Surrey Advertiser and Reading Post.
Category: Newspapers, Media
Contact 1:  Carolyn McCall OBE, Chief Executive
Contact 2:  Andrew Miller, Group CFO
Contact 3:  Tim Brooks, Managing Director, Guardian News & Media
Contact 4:  Mark Dodson, Chief Executive, GMG Regional Media
Contact 5:  Stuart Taylor, Chief Executive, GMG Radio

Analysis of the consideration

• Release of long term printing contract £37.4 million
• Cash payable on completion  £7.4 million
• Total consideration    £44.8 million

 
Details:  Trinity Mirror plc has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire GMG Regional Media, from Guardian Media Group plc. Trinity Mirror will not be acquiring Channel M, the TV station for Greater Manchester and the two local newspapers in Woking. The businesses made an operating profit of £nil in the 12 months to December 2009 and have gross assets of £8.7 million. The total consideration is £44.8 million as set out below. The transaction is due to complete on 28 March 2010.

 
Links 

• Guardian Media Group press release 
• Trinity Mirror press release  
                     
   
   
   

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:  F231109-347
 
Business:  Amee
Web:  http://www.amee.com
Other Web Links: Twitter
Location:  UK, London
Region:  Europe
Business description:  AMEE helps companies, governments and consumers calculate their carbon footprint consistent with the best science and international standards. The AMEE API provides access to the up-to-date carbon and environmental data. Amee applications and solutions help ensure compliance with authoritative international standards.
Category: Energy, Carbon
Contact 1:  Gavin Starks, founder and CEO, Twitter
Contact 2:  Andrew Conway, founder and Chief Scientist
Contact 3:  Pat Burtis, Investment Manager, Amadeus Capital Partners 
 
Investors:  Led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Existing investors, including O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Union Square Ventures also participated in the financing.
  
Round:  Series B
Amount raised:  $5,500,000
 
Details:  Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, has led a $5.5m Series B financing in AMEE. The funding will be used to expand AMEE’s geographic reach and enrich its scientific platform. AMEE’s end market, enterprise carbon management, is expected to reach $4 billion by 2017, driven by increasing regulatory and consumer pressure to combat climate change. Pat Burtis, Investment Manager at Amadeus Capital Partners, joins the AMEE Board of Directors

Link:  Press Release
 
Legal advisers on the funding were Gunderson Dettmer for Amadeus, and Cooley Godward for AMEE

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:  F231109-319
 
Acquirer:  Modern Times Group MTG AB
ACQ Web:  http://www.mtg.se
Location:  Sweden, Stockholm
Region:  Europe
Description:  Modern Times Group is an international entertainment broadcasting group with the second largest geographical broadcast footprint in Europe. MTG’s Viasat Broadcasting is the largest free-TV and satellite premium pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltics, and also operates free-TV channels in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia Bulgaria, Macedonia and Ghana. MTG’s TV assets are broadcast in a total of 30 countries and have 125 million viewers. MTG is also the major shareholder in Russia’s largest independent television broadcaster (CTC Media – Nasdaq: CTCM), and the number one commercial radio operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
Category:  Media, Entertainment, Television
Contact 1:  Hans-Holger Albrecht, President and CEO
Contact 2:  Mathias Hermansson, Chief Financial Officer
Contact 3:  Anders Nilsson, Chief Operating Officer & CEO MTG Online
 
Vendor:  Continental Media S.A.
Vendor Web:  http://www.raduga-tv.tv
Business Sold: Raduga Holdings S.A.
Location: Russia
Region:  Europe
Description:  Raduga is the sole owner of LCC DaoGeoCom, which operates Russian nationwide DTH satellite pay-TV platform Raduga TV. Raduga TV was launched in February 2009 and had 70,000 active subscribers as at 31 December 2009. The platform offers a package of more than 50 TV channels, including a wide range of Russian channels, as well as the localised versions of leading international channel brands.
Category: Television
 
Aprox. Value:  Undisclosed
 
Details:  Modern Times Group MTG AB has acquired 50% of Raduga Holdings S.A. from Continental Media S.A. for an undisclosed consideration in cash.The remaining 50% interest in Raduga has been retained by Continental Media S.A. The two owners will share management control of Raduga, which will be proportionately consolidated by MTG and reported in the Group’s ‘Pay-TV Emerging Markets’ business segment within the Viasat Broadcasting business area.
 
Link: Press Release