Welcome to Media Deals

MEDIA DEALS is a pan-European investment network gathering Venture Fund managers as well as Business Angels focusing on early-stage MediaTech companies and having interst in finding suitable European investment opportunities in this high-growth sector involving media content companies (film, televisioin, video games, music, mobile...) and technology-related companies enabling to diffuse this content.

The combined trends of the convergence of the media platforms and of the globalisation of the media markets makes it an imperative for media companies and media investors to develop strategies and look for opportunities beyond their national borders.

As the face of the MEDIA DEALS network for the outside world, this website aims to provide the following services to investors looking for investment opportunities and to media companies looking for finance:

• A monthly newsletter offering industry-specific news and analyses on private investment activities in the media content provider and enabler sectors, covering new deals, latest developments in media market places and special case studies on notable media start-ups.
  
  

• A deal flow platform for media entrepreneurs looking for finance who can present their company or projects and start a dialogue in full confidentiality with the members of our network.

MEDIA DEALS also develops a series of events and workshops aimed at equity investors and media entrepreneurs:

• A series of events where mediatech entrepreneurs go through a business pitch training before pitching their company or projects directly to investors.
  
  
• Finally, MEDIA DEALS conducts research on issues linked to company activities.
  
  

Mission of MEDIA DEALS
The mission of MEDIA DEALS is to facilitate successful financial and entrepreneurial cooperation by assisting private equity in locating opportunities in the media sector, while supporting innovative media companies in their search of private equity. In order to expedite our mission, public institutions are also involved for additional complementary financial and business support.

The Opportunity
Originating from the cultural area, media investment has always enjoyed support from the public sector. But with the development of new distribution platforms and with the globalisation of the markets, public financing has reached its limits in its capacity to sustain the industry. The impact of private investment is increasing and the public sector is more than ever ready to support private initiative through subsidies or incentives. This represents a unique opportunity to create a win/win partnership for investors and media entrepreneurs using the leverage of the public hand - for instance by setting up public-private partnerships (PPP).