Transaction details
Proposal whereby Sunshine Acquisition Limited (“Sunshine”), an acquisition vehicle controlled by Apax Europe V and Apax Europe VI, would acquire the majority of the shares in HIT Entertainment plc (“HIT”).
| Economic sector | Media merger |
| Entertainment | No |
Notification date: Tuesday, April 5, 2005
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
| Hoorn & Winkel (Irl) Ltd | |
| Esmonde Motors Ltd | APAX has controlling interests in firms that are active in the wireless, medical, and waste industries in the State. |
| Apax | HIT’s main activities comprise the production and licensing of television programmes and the licensing of its intellectual property rights. |
| HIT Entertainment | |
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Current status |
Completed |
Preliminary investigation (Phase 1) |
Decision date: Monday, April 25, 2005
