Internet & Media
Since its inception in 1998 Corporate Finance Partners has been highly active in the Internet & Media sector. During this time, the company has developed an excellent reputation with a strong track record and has established a global network of strategic and financial investors. By successfully advising high growth companies and market leaders, Corporate Finance Partners has created an established, well known brand and a strong market position. With offices in Europe and the USA, Corporate Finance Partners has direct access to most of the renowned, leading Internet conglomerates and media houses and has special expertise in arranging cross border transactions.
Highlight transactions:
Corporate Finance Partners successfully advised the shareholders of Bigpoint GmbH (http://www.bigpoint.com/) in its Trade Sale to the television network station NBC and GMT Private Equity, a highlight transaction in the Online Gaming sector in 2008.
Corporate Finance Partners successfully advised long-term client, German Entry Standard listed klickTel AG (http://www.klicktel.de/), a leading cross-media telephone and industry directories firm, in its sale of a majority stake to Telegate AG, one of Germanys leading 'local search' providers, in 2008.
Corporate Finance Partners successfully advised the shareholders of ZANOX.de AG (http://www.zanox.com/), the European market leader in performance-based multichannel-commerce, in its Trade Sale to a consortium of Axel Springer and Publigroupe in 2007 for EUR 215 million (+ earn out). Corporate Finance Partners advised zanox since the first growth financing round in 2004, executed three add-on acquisitions in Europe and successfully lined up the agreement for the trade sale of the company to Axel Springer and Publigroupe in a competitive auction process.
Areas of focus include:
Online Advertising
Online Gaming
eCommerce
Online Directory Assistance
