Bollore acquires Prisma deal
Vincent Bollore, the largest shareholder in Vivendi, is to expand his activities in French media with the acquisition…
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Italy court annuls watchdog Mediaset ruling
In a blow to the broadcaster run by ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s family, an Italian administrative court has…
Morgan Stanley buys German fibre operator
Tele Columbus says that Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has made a cash offer to buy Germany’s Tele Columbus…
Tencent increases Vivendi UMG stake
Vivendi says that a Tencent-led consortium will buy an additional 10% stake in Universal Music Group (UMG), in…
Google wins EU antitrust nod
After agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers’ health related data, Alphabet’s Google has won EU antitrust…
Dutch tech firm buys Pusher
MessageBird, the Dutch company that helps businesses communicate with their customers regardless of which messaging, chat, e-mail or…
Axel Springer in talks to sell Groupe La Centrale
German publisher Axel Springer is entering into exclusive negotiations to sell a majority stake in French car classifieds…
Tech, Media & Telecoms Sector Reports
Tech M&A continues to expand as long-term dynamics compel
Looking at the technology market underlines just how important technology companies have become in the M&A market. Momentum continues to build and there…
Technology remains strong but trends diverge
A report by the specialist technology M&A house Hampleton Partners suggests that while there has been some cooling…
AEC software comes into the sunlight
The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) software market is changing rapidly and that this has resulted in a sharp upswing in M&A activity, which seems set to continue.
