PE Tech Report

Media & Telecoms

Advent International to sell Circet stake

Global private equity firm Advent International (Advent) is in exclusive negotiations with ICG for the sale of its stake in Circet, a European telecoms infrastructure services company.  As part of the potential deal, Circet’s founding team and managers will further increase their stakes in their company.   Circet provides its customers

Macquarie Capital Principal Finance acquires majority stake in Wavenet Group Holdings Limited

Macquarie Capital Principal Finance (Macquarie Capital) has aqcuired Wavenet Group Holdings Limited (Wavenet), a multi-award-winning provider of telecoms and technology solutions – serving thousands of small and medium-sized businesses and enterprises across the United Kingdom (UK). Wavenet has built on a solid foundation for growth over the last five years,

MasterClass raises USD225m in Series F funding round

MasterClass, a streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to ‘learn from the best’, has raised USD225 million in a Series F funding round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and with participation from new investors including Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management and Eldridge together with existing investors

Susquehanna Growth Equity makes significant investment in LiveBarn

Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), an entrepreneur-centric growth equity firm exclusively focused on internet, software, and information services companies, has made a significant investment in LiveBarn, a subscription-based streaming service for amateur and youth sports. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   LiveBarn provides Live & On-Demand broadcasting

Yoto raises USD17m in Series A investment

Yoto, the audio platform for kids behind the critically acclaimed and award-winning Yoto Player, has raised USD17 million in a Series A funding to help facilitate its rapid growth across Europe and North America. The investment was led by Acton Capital with participation from JamJar Investments, Global Founders Capital, Emerge

Waterland-backed imc group partners with Pulsar Health

Pulsar Health is joining imc group with the full support of pan-European investor Waterland Private Equity.  Located in Cheadle, North West England, Pulsar Health’s ethos and expertise prioritise a ‘one team’ approach to meet clients’ scientific and marketing objectives, making the company a natural partner for imc group.  The partnership

PE-backed The Equine Network acquires VOD companies Roping.com and EventingTraining.com

Growth Catalyst Partners-backed The Equine Network (Equine Network), a tech-enabled membership services platform to the USD130 billion US equine industry, has completed the acquisitions of two subscription video on demand (SVOD) companies, Roping.com and EventingTraining.com, along with other key domains to be developed. Terms of the transactions have not disclosed.

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