Sector focus: Media
The cut and thrust of dealmaking in media has continued over the past year, with 230 deals in the 12 months to August this year, ranging from small seed rounds of less than $1m to the $970m acquisition of video platform Twitch, backed by game publisher Take-Two Interactive.
The three biggest new funds, meanwhile, all reached at least $1bn and were all set up by China-based entities (see funds section below). The sector has also welcomed a range of new corporates, such as television…
