Netrisk Group Acquires Bauer Media's CEE Online Comparison Businesses

Netrisk Group Acquires Austrian Comparison Portal durchblicker

March 1, 2022

Financial Services

Netrisk Group completed the acquisition of durchblicker, Austria's market-leading online price comparison portal. The deal expands Netrisk's footprint to five Central European countries and strengthens its online comparison capabilities across insurance, banking, energy and telecom; Netrisk is backed by TA Associates and MCI Capital.

Burda International CZ Acquires Extra Online Media

June 5, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Burda International CZ has acquired 100% ownership of Extra Online Media (EOM) from Pale Fire Capital and (implicitly) CEO Tomáš Kačena, making Burda the sole owner. EOM—publisher of eXtra.cz, Toprecepty.cz, Lifee.cz and other sites—reaches nearly 5 million unique users monthly; CEO Tomáš Kačena will remain in his role and report to Petra Fundová, CEO of Burda International CZ.

MEDIA Central Group Combines with ShopFully to Create Europe Drive-to-Store Marketing Leader

May 25, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

MEDIA Central Group has combined with ShopFully to form a leading Europe-focused drive-to-store marketing platform. The transaction (backed by Bregal Unternehmerkapital) brings together MEDIA Central, Offerista, Yagora and ShopFully to scale digital capabilities, expand internationally and strengthen retail media offerings; Highland Europe will retain a minority stake and ShopFully's CEO Stefano Portu reinvests and becomes CEO Digital of the combined group.

CyberRisk Alliance Acquires SC Media from Haymarket Media

August 5, 2019

Cybersecurity

CyberRisk Alliance (backed by Growth Catalyst Partners) has acquired SC Media, the longtime cybersecurity publishing and events brand, from Haymarket Media, Inc. The deal expands CyberRisk Alliance’s portfolio of cybersecurity-focused business intelligence products and events as part of its rapid roll-up strategy in the information risk marketplace.

Netcapital Inc. Acquires 10% Stake in Caesar Media Group, Inc.

October 28, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Netcapital Inc. acquired a 10% equity stake in Caesar Media Group, Inc., a marketing and technology solutions provider. The minority investment is intended to enable Caesar Media Group to provide lead generation, SEO, website development and other digital marketing services to Netcapital's private-company clients and strengthen marketing resources for Netcapital's platform users.

TBAuctions Acquires Auksjonen, Bjarøy Group and PS Auction as Summa Equity Joins TBAuctions

March 21, 2022

E-Commerce

TBAuctions will acquire Norwegian online auction platform Auksjonen and appraiser Bjarøy (together the Bjarøy Group) and Swedish online auction platform PS Auction to accelerate its pan‑European online auction platform expansion. Simultaneously, Summa Equity is joining as a minority shareholder in TBAuctions; PS Auction is being divested by Nordic PE firm MVI. The signings were completed on 17 March with a planned closing by the end of April, subject to approvals.