Private Equity in Media
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Firms Active in Media
Affinity Equity Partners is a Pan-Asian private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital transactions across the Asia-Pacific region.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets.
BC Partners is a leading British international investment firm specializing in private equity, credit, and real estate across Europe and North America.
Diamond Castle Holdings is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies.
A private equity investment firm originally founded as the merchant banking arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, focusing on leveraged buyout transactions.
A private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions, originally founded as the merchant banking arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Elevation Partners was an American private equity firm focused on investments in intellectual property, technology, and media companies.
A defunct American private equity firm that specialized in leveraged buyouts and growth capital, once ranking among the largest firms in the world.
Hellman & Friedman (H&F) is a leading American private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments across core target industries.
HM Capital Partners was a Dallas-based private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital, formerly known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst.
HPS Investment Partners is a leading American investment firm specializing in private and public credit, private equity, and real assets.
InterMedia Partners is an American private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments within the media sector.
Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (MLGPE) was the private equity investment arm of Merrill Lynch, focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments.
MidOcean Partners is an alternative asset management firm based in New York City that specializes in middle-market private equity and alternative leveraged investments.
One Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments within the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Ridgemont Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that specializes in middle-market investments in the U.S. across sectors such as industrials, energy, and healthcare.
Terra Firma Capital Partners is a British private equity firm that focuses on leveraged buyouts of large, asset-rich businesses often facing complex structural or regulatory challenges.
Trimaran Capital Partners is a New York-based middle-market private equity firm founded by former investment bankers from Drexel Burnham Lambert and CIBC World Markets.
Warburg Pincus is a leading global private equity firm and growth investor with a history dating back to 1966. The firm invests in a diversified range of industries across various stages of company development.
Willis Stein & Partners was a Chicago-based private equity firm that focused on leveraged buyout transactions for middle-market companies.
Portfolio Companies in Media
| Company | Parent PE Firm | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EMI | Terra Firma Capital Partners | Exited |
| Gala TV Corporation | MBK Partners | Exited |