Transactions

Sale of Van den Ende & Deitmers' stake

December - 2011

Client:

Centralpoint and Van den Ende & Deitmers

Centralpoint is the leading online supplier of computer products for the Dutch B2B segment. In recent years Centralpoint has more than doubled its turnover to become a top 5 player in the Dutch ICT and hardware segment.

URL:	www.centralpoint.nl
Buyer:	Greenfield Capital Partners
Type:	Sale of equity stake held by Van den Ende & Deitmers

Sole advisor to the company

Sale of Gimv Stake & Primary Capital Raise

November - 2011

Client:

Tinubu Square & Gimv

The Company is a recognised leader in providing SaaS credit risk management solutions to both financial institutions and large corporate clients. With revenues of more than €13 million in 2011E and offices in France, the UK and Singapore, Tinubu Square is the market leader in France and has a growing presence outside of its domestic market.

Buyer:	FSI
Contact:	Manish Madhvani

Sole advisor to the company

Search Unit Sold to

November - 2011

Client:

TradeDoubler

TradeDoubler's search business with 55 employees manages search engine marketing (sponsored links) and search engine optimization on behalf of clients in over 20 countries. Under the agreement TradeDoubler becomes NetBooster's preferred partner for services in performance marketing, such as affiliate network, campaigns and technology solutions, and NetBooster becomes TradeDoubler's preferred search marketing partner. By enhancing both companies' offerings, the strategic partnership will provide new and existing customers with a broader geographical footprint in and beyond Europe and greater depth of expertise in digital marketing and e-commerce.

URL:	http://www.tradedoubler.com/
Buyer:	Netbooster
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Per Roman

Sole advisor to the company

Aquired the Portfolio of

September - 2011

Client:

BLUEWATER BIO

London-based Bluewater Bio has developed a high performance, cost effective proprietary wastewater treatment solution called HYBACS for municipal and industrial scale applications globally

URL:	www.bluewaterbio.com
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Andre Shortell

Sole advisor to the company

Management Buyout

August - 2011

Client:

PLAYDEAD

PLAYDEAD is a leading development studio of downloadable digital games for Microsoft XBLA, Sony Playstation Network and Steam platforms. LIMBO has been acclaimed by the industry for its unrivalled artistic creativity and won numerous awards including Best Downloadable Game, Best Graphics, Excellence in Visual Arts, and Technical Excellence at both E3 and GDC.

URL:	www.limbogame.org
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Alec Dafferner

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

March - 2011

Client:

sunglassesshop.com

sunglassesshop.com is the UK's leading independent online retailer of designer sunglasses offering an unparalleled choice of luxury sunglasses from over 100 brands, the team recently expanded its business across Europe with sites in 12 languages.

URL:	www.sunglassesshop.com
Buyer:	Glasses Direct
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Manish Madhvani

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

Undisclosed

March - 2011

Client:

King.com

King.com is the leading global online skill-based gaming company with over 25 million unique monthly visitors across 50 countries. The company offers more than 200 different games in categories including puzzle, strategy, word, action, board, Sudoku, cards and sports games.

URL:	www.king.com
Buyer:	Undisclosed
Type:	Sale of 22% equity stake
Contact:	Alec Dafferner

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

December - 2010

Client:

Starlounge

Starlounge is Europes #1 destination for online celebrity news and content with over 16 million unique visitors across 14 countries. Starlounge also firmly holds the #2 spot globally for celebrity news, behind Yahoos OMG! offering.

URL:	www.starlounge.com
Buyer:	Turner Broadcasting
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Per Roman

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

November - 2010

Client:

Euroffice Ltd

Euroffice is the UKs leading online office supply company serving the SME market. With an internet-only business model, Euroffice is able to supply a range of over 27,000 products at highly competitive prices with next day delivery.

URL:	www.euroffice.co.uk
Buyer:	Darwin Private Equity
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Manish Madhvani

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

June - 2010

Client:

Figleaves.com

Figleaves.com offers its customers the largest range of lingerie and underwear with over 1000 brands available on its website. Over 1.2 million customers visit the website each month and the business delivers to over 100 countries.

URL:	www.figleaves.com
Buyer:	N Brown Group plc
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Manish Madhvani

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

December - 2009

Client:

Concentrix

Concentrix was founded in February 2005 as a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Employing 60 people, Concentrix Solar manufactures concentrator power plants for sunny locations.

Buyer:	Soitec
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Christian Lagerling

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

May - 2009

Client:

PlayerX

Player X is a mobile media company that publishes and distributes mobile entertainment content. The company specialise in games, video, TV and gambling and have direct distribution deals with more than 85 global operators, reaching more than 1.8 billion customers.

URL:	http://www.playerx.co.uk/
Buyer:	Zed
Type:	Acquisition
Contact:	Per Roman

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

January - 2009

Client:

Meez

Meez is a social network service based in San Francisco. Meez combines avatars, games, and communities within a virtual world, creating an environment where users can personalize their identity, connect with friends, make new friends, socialize, chat and share media.

URL:	www.meez.com
Buyer:	Veepers
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

October - 2008

Client:

Cybercom Group

Buyer:	Digital Marketing Group
Type:	UK Subsidiary Acquisition by

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

June - 2007

Client:

graphico

Buyer:	Digital Media Group
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

March - 2007

Client:

Nordic Semiconductor

Buyer:	Chipidea Undisclosed
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

January - 2007

Client:

birdstep technology

Buyer:	aramova
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

September - 2006

Client:

Audio Asics

Buyer:	Analog Devices
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

September - 2006

Client:

handbag

Buyer:	The National Magazine Company
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

August - 2006

Client:

sealed[media]

Buyer:	Stellent
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

May - 2006

Client:

Amerindo
Emerging Technologies

Buyer:	Saints and Willowridge
Type:	Sale of its unquoted portfoilo

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

February - 2006

Client:

hotsip

Buyer:	Oracle
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

ACNielsen (VNU Group)

December - 2005

Client:

Decisions Made Easy

Buyer:	ACNielsen (VNU Group)
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

March - 2005

Client:

technica

Buyer:	Kingston Communications PLC
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

February - 2005

Client:

vidus

Buyer:	@road
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

Lastminute.com PLC

July - 2004

Client:

lastminute.de

Buyer:	Lastminute.com PLC
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

Paregos

January - 2004

Client:

framfab

Buyer:	Paregos
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

UK Betting

April - 2003

Client:

rivals digital media

Buyer:	UK Betting
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

Gomez

December - 2002

Client:

WebPerform

Buyer:	Gomez
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

OPENTV

December - 2002

Client:

bettingcorp

Buyer:	OPENTV
Type:	Acquisition

Sole advisor to the company

Sold to

RBS

April - 2002

Client:

phocis

Buyer:	RBS
Type:	Debt Finance

Sole advisor to the company

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