Equifax Acquires DataX in UK
B2B information. Equifax Inc has acquired DataX, Ltd, a leading specialty finance credit reporting agency and alternative data provider…
Law Business Research ‘merges’ with Globe
B2B information. Law Business Research Ltd (owned by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners) has partnered with management to acquire the…
Sorrell in €300m MediaMonks deal
Advertising. Martin Sorrell’s post-WPP fightback vehicle S4 Capital has acquired the Netherlands-based global digital agency MediaMonks. It revenues of c€110m and operates…
FPE backs IWSR drinks dbase
FPE Capital has apparently bought control of the UK-based IWSR global drinks database for £7m (€8.1m). The full deal…
Fox and Comcast battle for Sky TV
Broadcast-streaming. 21st Century Fox’s most recent offer of £14 per share, valuing the pan-European Sky TV at £24.5bn (a…
Hipgnosis buys 75% stake in rapper songs for £18m
Music. Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the new investment vehicle of former Elton John and Guns N’ Roses manager Merck Mercuriadis,…
Anthem acquires Women’s Running magazine
Magazines. The UK-based specialist magazine publisher Anthem has acquired Women’s Running from Wild Bunch Media. Terms not disclosed. The…
The Onion is up for sale again
News. America’s leading Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications wants to sell the Chicago-based satirical media The Onion as its private-equity owners…
French streamer Molotov for sale
Broadcast-streaming. Paris-based Molotov, which offers 34 channels of free live streams, is looking for an acquiror. It has raised…
Bankrupt iHeartMedia up for sale
Broadcast-streaming. The US’s largest radio broadcaster iHeartMedia (849 stations across the country, outdoor advertising and music streaming) is…