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Private equity investments in UK media companies soar

Deal value in the UK, including exits, reached £1.9bn in the year to March

Despite the overall decline in private equity investment in the UK, business media and the information sector has remained resilient, according to a report from mid-market firm Livingstone.

Private equity investment in the sector has reached a record high as buyout firms now hold 29 portfolio companies with a total enterprise value, at entry, of £3.6bn.

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