PA Media Group Acquires Alamy

Getty Images Acquires Motorsport Images

April 2, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Getty Images has acquired Motorsport Images, including LAT Images and the Sutton, Schlegelmilch, Colombo and Dukes video archives, adding more than 29 million images and extensive motorsport video footage to its sports content offering. The acquisition expands Getty Images' motorsport archive and photographic talent, strengthening its premium motorsports content and services for global media, brands and sports organizations.

PA Media Group Acquires Hydrogen

November 1, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

PA Media Group has acquired Hydrogen, Scotland's largest specialist social media agency, bringing Hydrogen into its portfolio of media businesses. Hydrogen will continue to operate as a stand-alone agency from its Glasgow base and its social media, content and paid advertising capabilities will complement PA Media Group's existing digital marketing services.

Kingswood Capital Management Acquires Kodak Alaris

August 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Kingswood Capital Management has acquired Kodak Alaris from the United Kingdom Pension Protection Fund. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm said it will partner with management to invest in growth and operational initiatives across Kodak Alaris' two business units—Kodak Moments (consumer photo products) and Kodak Alaris Business Unit (document capture hardware, software and services).

Shutterstock Acquires Pond5

May 11, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Shutterstock, Inc. acquired Pond5, the world's largest video-first content marketplace, for $210 million in cash. The deal expands Shutterstock's video and editorial content library, provides broader distribution for Pond5's contributors, and is immediately accretive to Shutterstock's 2022 adjusted EBITDA.

albelli and Photobox merge to create leading European photo products & gifting business

January 11, 2022

E-Commerce

albelli (owned by Gilde Buy Out Partners) and Photobox (owned by Exponent Private Equity) have merged to form a combined online European photo products and gifting business serving over 7 million customers. The combined group brings together c. 1,150 employees across multiple European countries and will retain existing consumer brands while pursuing scale, streamlined supply chains and accelerated product and mobile app initiatives.

Thomson Reuters Acquires Imagen Ltd.

June 28, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imagen Ltd., a cloud-native media asset management company that also owns Screenocean. The business will be integrated into the Reuters News division to expand Reuters’ media management, distribution and licensing capabilities.