Bauer Venture Partners

Bauer Venture Partners is the corporate venture capital unit of Bauer Media Group, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It pursues strategic investments across Europe in technology, digital media, and publishing-related sectors, focusing on Germany, the Nordics, and the United Kingdom. The firm employs a stage-agnostic approach, backing startups and growth-stage companies in areas such as enabling technologies, advertising and marketing, monetization, content-management, and mobile, as well as consumer applications and fintech platforms. In e-commerce, it targets asset-light marketplaces and aggregators, and often supports native or web-based consumer solutions. The objective is to realize exits within a four-to-seven-year horizon.

Past deals in Radio

iRadio Ireland

Acquisition in 2023
iRadio Ireland, headquartered in Roscommon, operates a comprehensive range of radio station services. These include storytelling programmes, diverse shows, podcasts, radio interviews, advertising solutions, social media content creation, and associated broadcasting services.

UKRD Group

Acquisition in 2019
UKRD Group is a multimedia company based in the United Kingdom, specializing in local commercial radio. The company owns and operates ten local radio stations, providing a range of audio content to its listeners. In addition to its radio stations, UKRD Group offers several services via Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and jointly operates three local DAB multiplexes. The company also has a stake in a national radio advertising sales house, enhancing its reach within the advertising market. UKRD Group effectively engages an audience of 722,000 listeners, who collectively tune in for over 5,645,000 hours each week.

Lincs FM Group

Acquisition in 2019
Lincs FM Group is a commercial radio station company based in Lincoln, United Kingdom. It operates eight radio stations that serve a broad geographic area, including towns in Yorkshire and the Midlands such as Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Wakefield, Hull, and extending to Rutland, Lincoln, Skegness, and Grimsby. The company provides its audience with a variety of content, including music, news, and information about local events, while also offering advertising opportunities for businesses looking to reach these communities.

Celador Radio Broadcasting

Acquisition in 2019
Celador Radio is a division of the Celador Entertainment Group, operating 26 local and regional radio stations throughout the South of England. The organization focuses on fostering individual creativity among its stations, advertisers, and talent, which it views as essential for providing high-quality entertainment to local communities in the UK. By promoting unique voices and diverse programming, Celador Radio aims to engage listeners and enhance the local broadcasting landscape.

Mad Men Media

Corporate Round in 2018
Mad Men Media (MMM), a Malmö based regional radio provider which is expanding into Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Orion Media

Acquisition in 2016
Orion Media Limited is a commercial radio group based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializing in the operation of radio stations across the East and West Midlands. Established in 2009, the company manages a portfolio that includes five FM and three AM stations, such as BRMB in Birmingham, Mercia FM in Coventry, and Beacon FM in Wolverhampton, among others. Orion Media broadcasts live programming 24 hours a day and operates various broadcast centers in Birmingham, Nottingham, the Black Country, and Worcester. Additionally, the company has a production division, Orion Productions, which delivers audio, video, and online solutions tailored for client brands. As of 2016, Orion Media operates as a subsidiary of Bauer Consumer Media Ltd.

Absolute Radio

Acquisition in 2013
Absolute Radio is a UK-based commercial radio station dedicated to playing classic album tracks and today's best music. Established in the 1970s as the UK's first national commercial pop music station, it remains the only such station nationwide.
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