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Chrysalis bought in £107.4 million deal
Music publisher Chrysalis has accepted a joint cash offer from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and German media group Bertelsmann in a deal that values the British company at £107.4 million.
Firing up: Kristian Segerstråle
A new poster boy for the European start-up scene, Kristian Segerstråle tells GrowthBusiness how as a 33-year-old he is only getting started after the sale of his social gaming company Playfish for an initial $275 million.
Refinancing adds £3.7 million to Parallel
Sports marketing and media services group Parallel Media has raised £3.7 million in investment after refinancing.
Compact Media in buy-out
Entertainment rights administrator Compact Media Group has been acquired by private equity firm Lyceum Capital for £17 million.
Ingenious backs Jongleurs
Investment firm Ingenious has committed £2 million to comedy club operator Jongleurs to fund nationwide expansion for the company.
Sales strategies for tight times
The economic downturn has forced companies to change their sales strategies to stay in business. We talk to three CEOs about how they've adapted to tough trading conditions.
Inspired Thinking wins ISIS investment
ISIS Equity Partners has invested £3.2 million in marketing services company Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) to fund a 'transformational' acquisition.
Agents versus employees
A look at the pros and cons of using self-employed agents as opposed to employed sales reps.
Maiden investment for Cass fund
A fund of £10 million set up by Cass Business School has made its first investment, in corporate reputation specialist Alva.
Hanse Ventures seeks web start-ups
A venture capital house has been established which promises to help web entrepreneurs with bright ideas develop them into businesses.
Bosses pilloried on Facebook
One in ten UK office workers under 35 have posted derogatory comments about their employer on social networking sites such as Facebook.
Green light for Friends Reunited deal
Online information business Brightsolid has been given the official go-ahead for the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group for £25 million.
Defining a PR strategy
PR is not the impenetrable science that many agencies would have you believe. It is possible to do your own PR, but first you need to be clear what you want to achieve.
YFM backs Fishawack acquisition
Medical PR agency Fishawack Communications has made an acquisition in the US with backing from existing investor YFM.
Cognitive Match in Series B round
A developer of software that helps online publishers adapt their content to individual users has secured $2.5 million (£1.6 million) of equity finance.
Adam Stafford: lessons learned
Five years ago Adam Stafford’s web design agency Fresh Egg was on the brink of bankruptcy. Now the business has sales of over £2 million and Dragons’ Den star James Caan recently joined as chairman.
IBIS backs Contagious buy-out
Venture capital trust IBIS Media VCT has backed the buy-out of Contagious Communications, an intelligence service focusing on marketing trends and techniques.
Skimlinks completes Series A round
Web marketing specialist Skimlinks has secured $1.5 million (£900,000) in a Series A round led by Sussex Place Ventures.
How to grow your market share
Even when you can't grow your turnover or profits, you can still aim to take a larger slice of a shrinking market. We look at tactics to win business from powerful competitors.
Hubert Burda Media ups XING stake
German media group Hubert Burda has increased its shareholding in publicly listed business networking website XING to 25.1 per cent.
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