synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., announced the completion of its acquisition by Broadcasting Media Partners Inc., an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban Capital Group, for $36.25 per share in cash.

synopsis: Italy's De Agostini SpA said its media and communications unit De Agostini Communications has reached an agreement to buy the whole of TV content company Marathon Group from private equity Bridgepoint and the Marathon management.

synopsis: Rambler Media Limited a leading provider of internet and multimedia services to the global Russian-speaking community, announces Rambler Media will receive a consideration of US$23 million in cash for the sale of its TV business ‘Rambler TV’ to Osgora Productions Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Prof-Media, a Russian media holding company.

synopsis: FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, announces the acquisition of a 75% stake in Original Productions LLC, the U.S.-based creator of hit television shows such as Ice Road Truckers, Deadliest Catch, Monster Garage, and Ax Men.

synopsis: Navstar Media Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of television content in China, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire operational control and 70 percent ownership interest of Beijing Broadcasting and Television Media Co., Ltd., a leading content and production company in China.

synopsis: The Board of United Business Media plc ("UBM") announces that it has sold its shareholding in SDN Limited ("SDN") to itv plc ("itv") for a net consideration of approximately GBP35 million in cash.

synopsis: Chris Wyatt, CEO and President of ComStar Media announced the acquisition of FamilyNet Television and FamilyNet Radio. The parent company of AmericanLife Television Network, ComStar Media will now extend its reach to 50 Million households.

synopsis: Time Warner Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved the acquisition of NDTV Imagine Limited from NDTV Networks Plc, an indirect subsidiary of NDTV Limited. Imagine owns a leading Hindi general entertainment channel and other entertainment assets in India.

synopsis: Canada's CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced that it has sold its 50.1% stake in Australian television broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. The sale ends months of speculation that embattled CanWest would dump its stake in Ten, which operates one of Australia's three commercial free-to-air television networks.

synopsis: ComStar Media Fund, LP, through its subsidiary ComStar Networks, LLC has acquired popular "baby boomer" network AmericanLife TV Network. ALN thrives as the only independent network devoted to America's baby boomer generation and their families.

synopsis: Bark Group Inc., a multi-national European company delivering cutting-edge advertising and marketing campaigns to leading European businesses, announced that it has agreed to acquire 51% of Anaconda.tv, GMBH, a leading German TV production company based in Munich.

synopsis: The world's top cellphone maker Nokia has announced that it has sold its enterprise mobile TV unit to India's Wipro, a spokesman for Nokia said. The Mobile Broadcast Solutions unit had about 40 employees and created software and hardware which enabled the mobile TV technology on the phone to find and access the broadcasting network.

synopsis: Sony Pictures Television International has signed a landmark agreement to exclusively acquire all international television, Internet, digital sell-through, gaming and mobile rights to "Afterworld," a futuristic 2.5D animated episodic property from Emmy Award(R) nominated producer Stan Rogow and renowned multi-platform writer Brent Friedman.

synopsis: SBS Broadcasting Sarl announced that its wholly-owned Romanian subsidiary, Amerom Television S.R.L., has completed the acquisition of Romania's most popular music channel, TV K Lumea. With a focus on contemporary international and domestic hit music, TV K Lumea is the ratings leader in the 15-24 urban target group.

synopsis: Lagardere has announced the sale of the French TV channel Virgin 17 to Bolloré media for €70 million. According to Didier Quillot, CEO of Lagardere, the price was calculated based on audience share of the channel, which does not exceed 0.9%.

synopsis: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, has received formal approval for the acquisition of seven pay television networks currently operating in the Latin American market.

synopsis: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Chilevisión, the most profitable free-to-air broadcaster in Chile and one of the industry leaders in audience and ratings, it was announced by Louise Sams, president of Turner Broadcasting System International.

synopsis: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired majority stakes in an unscripted production company, taking over UK-based indie NerdTV. NerdTV is a technology TV show. It is not aired; instead each episode is released as a MPEG-4 video file, freely downloadable and licensed under a Creative Commons license.

synopsis: EchoStar Advanced Technologies L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has announced that it has acquired assets of Utah-based Move Networks, the technology innovator delivering advanced solutions for large scale streaming of quality video on the Internet.

synopsis: Greens Worldwide Incorporated announced that it has closed its acquisition of Still Moving, Inc. Still Moving, Inc. will provide in-house television production capabilities to produce the television programming of the US Pro Golf Tour, Inc. on Fox Sports Net, and the New England Pro Golf Tour on The Golf Channel.

synopsis: Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Univision Music Group following the recent clearance of the deal in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission. The acquisition results in UMG becoming the largest Latin music company in North America.

synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, announced the purchase of the remaining 50% of Mexico-based Disa Records and Edimonsa Publishing. Univision purchased 50% of Disa from the Chávez family of Monterrey, Mexico, in June 2001 with the provision to purchase the remaining 50% in five years.

synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., announced the completion of its acquisition by Broadcasting Media Partners Inc., an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban Capital Group, for $36.25 per share in cash.

synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. and Entravision Communications Corporation today announced that on January 1, 2006, they completed the previously announced acquisition by Univision of radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for $90 million.

synopsis: Salem Communications Corporation, the leading radio broadcaster focused on religious and family themes programming, announced today a radio station exchange with Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company.

synopsis: Salem Communications Corporation, the leading radio broadcaster focused on religious and family themes programming, announced today a radio station exchange with Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired DecisionView, a software solutions company that helps life sciences organizations plan and track patient enrollment for clinical trials around the world. DecisionView offers its clients an innovative suite of decision support tools to improve the speed, efficiency and performance of clinical trial planning and management.

synopsis: Symbility Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Automated Benefits Corp., provider of accurate and easy-to-use claims processing and estimating software for the property and casualty insurance industry, has closed the previously announced transaction to acquire Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC's claims division.

synopsis: PRIMEDIA announced that it has completed the acquisition of eBay Inc.’s Rent.com subsidiary. Rent.com is the nation's #1 Internet listing site in the rental housing industry, enabling renters to find a residential rental property online using a free robust search tool.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds significant scale to a world-class services delivery platform, strengthens IMS’s business process outsourcing capabilities.

synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain promotional and medical audit businesses of SDI Health, which IMS Health has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval of its acquisition of SDI.

synopsis: Vertafore, the leading provider of insurance distribution channel management solutions, announced that the acquisition of Kaplan Compliance Solutions ("KCS") by its wholly owned subsidiary, Sircon, has closed. KCS is a technology and outsourcing solutions provider for the insurance and securities industries.

synopsis: Vertafore, a leading provider of insurance distribution channel solutions, announced its acquisition of StoneRiver FSC, Inc. (FSC). FSC delivers insurance rating and management systems to more than 6,500 customers including independent agents, brokers, insurance carriers and managing general agencies across the country.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired Med-Vantage, a San Francisco-based software solutions company, to further expand its presence and capabilities in the payer marketplace. Med-Vantage offers its clients a comprehensive suite of provider performance management and member engagement solutions that promote high-quality care.

synopsis: PRIMEDIA Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of TPG Capital, a leading global private investment firm. Primedia helps millions of consumers nationwide find apartments, houses for rent or new homes for sale through its innovative Internet, mobile and print solutions.

synopsis: IMS Health has completed its acquisition of SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm. It provides the industry’s most comprehensive de-identified patient-level data to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, enabling them to better understand the healthcare market.

synopsis: TPG Capital is acquiring MDA Lending Solutions as well as insurance information leader Marshall & Swift®. MDA Lending Solutions provides advanced information solutions that can improve the decision-making and operational performance of customers by reducing the time, cost and risks involved in real estate transactions.

synopsis: Vertafore, a leading provider of software and services to the insurance industry, announced the completion of its acquisition by investment funds managed by TPG Capital. TPG purchased the company from Hellman & Friedman and its co-investor JMI Equity for a total consideration of $1.4 billion.

synopsis: IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, announced the completion of its acquisition by entities created by certain affiliates of TPG Capital, L.P. (“TPG”) and the CPP Investment Board (“CPPIB”).

synopsis: Avaya Inc., Silver Lake and TPG Capital today announced that Silver Lake and TPG Capital have completed the acquisition of Avaya in a transaction valued at approximately $8.3 billion.

synopsis: Sabre Holdings today announced the completion of the acquisition of the company by affiliates of Silver Lake and TPG.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation a leading global provider of spatial information management software, announced the completion of the acquisition of Intergraph by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Intergraph stockholders will receive $44.00 in cash, for each share of common stock.

synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., announced the completion of its acquisition by Broadcasting Media Partners Inc., an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban Capital Group, for $36.25 per share in cash.

synopsis: SunGard announced the completion of the acquisition of SunGard Data Systems Inc. by a consortium of private equity investment firms organized by Silver Lake Partners that also includes Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group.

synopsis: Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, today signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB plc to acquire its subsidiary Lloyds TSB Registrars for a total consideration of £550 million ($1.1 billion), subject to completion and other adjustments.

synopsis: TradeMaven LLC and eLocal today jointly announced they have merged the two firms to form TradeMaven Group LLC (TMG). The merger is one of the most significant in the online trading industry, combining TradeMaven's leading technology for online trading with eLocal's exceptional retail and institutional execution and brokerage services.

synopsis: TeleCheck Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of ClearCheck, Inc., a full-service provider of return check management systems for major retailers and supermarkets across the United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: International Monetary Systems, Ltd., a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has purchased the assets and client base of Kansas Trade Exchange (KTE), located in Wichita, KS. The transaction will become effective on September 30, 2007.

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announces that it has acquired 9,790,280 shares in London Stock Exchange plc for a price of 1,218 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 119.2 million (c. US$ 219.4 million).

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced that it will complete its acquisition of Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the Brut ECN, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. SDS for a total consideration of $190 million in cash.