LiveU被投资公司收购

LiveU, 流媒体和远程生产解决方案提供商, announced today that global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired the Company from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. Details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, are not being disclosed.

成立于2006年, LiveU is the pioneer of a bonded cellular technology-based live video transmission platform, offered to major live broadcast news networks and sports content owners globally. LiveU’s technology enables customers to apply innovation and automation to the entire production workflow. LiveU provides an end-to-end solution combining mission-critical acquisition, 云制作和IP分配给广播公司, 体育组织和制作公司哪里可靠, 质量, 可用性和低延迟是关键.

LiveU has been instrumental in supporting the growing demand for live news and sports content and the requirement to broadcast from remote and non-stationary locations, in particular as video 质量 requirements have increased in the era of 4K and 8K broadcasting. 大于3,在130多个国家拥有超过5000名客户, LiveU’s technology enables broadcasters to guarantee live video uplink 质量, helping top-tier global broadcasters as well as major sporting content owners to meet the strong demand from viewers for live and fan-based content. LiveU is currently gearing up for the Tokyo Summer Games with thousands of hours of live video content expected to be transmitted live from the games.

Carlyle will use its deep experience in the media tech sector to support LiveU’s growth ambitions, represented by existing investments in Disguise and NEP alongside prior investments including The Foundry, Vubiquity, BTI工作室和The Mill. 凯雷将寻求进一步巩固LiveU的市场地位&A activity and organic growth while capitalizing on the rapidly growing demand for high-质量 live video transmission. 这一趋势预计将随着5G的推出而加速, 随着云媒体生产的发展, 对灵活、远程操作的要求越来越高. Carlyle will leverage its extensive global network to further expand LiveU’s customer base and help to develop relationships with some of the world’s leading content providers. Equity for the investment will be provided by Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP) IV, a fund that invests in middle market technology-focused opportunities in Europe and the US.

塞缪尔•沃瑟曼, LiveU的首席执行官和联合创始人, said: “We’re excited to partner with Carlyle as we look to expand LiveU’s global footprint and service offering. This is a significant milestone for LiveU and represents a strong vote of confidence in our business. Carlyle brings deep industry expertise with their track record in the media and technology space alongside a global network. We greatly thank Francisco Partners and IGP Capital for their support and partnership over the last few years.”

迈克尔魔杖, CETP咨询团队的常务董事兼联合负责人, said: “Carlyle has a history of investing in fast-growing and highly innovative, disruptive media technology companies and is truly excited to partner with LiveU which is at the forefront of a rapidly growing market. 我们与LiveU团队的合作将使我们能够支持他们的发展, 在混合的驱动下，向新的垂直领域扩张, 有针对性的米&A activity and through further developing their relationships with key media broadcasters, particularly in live sports where we are witnessing an exploding demand for live content. We believe that the ongoing shift towards high 质量 real-time video content, the cost advantages of bonded cellular versus alternative transmission technologies, and the opportunity to bring live broadcast to hitherto neglected areas such as semi-pro or non-professional sports, 为LiveU提供了巨大的增长潜力.”

以色列弗朗西斯科合伙人公司总裁埃兰·戈雷夫 & 高级运营合伙人, said: “With Francisco Partners’ track record of investing in technology companies across the U.S., 欧洲和以色列, we were uniquely positioned to support LiveU as it expanded its customer base, geographic presence and solution suite over recent years and solidified its position as the industry leader. We are proud to have helped Samuel and LiveU’s management team build upon their vision as they continued to innovate, capitalize upon many emerging opportunities in the live video distribution and 远程生产 markets, 年销售额突破1亿美元大关. We look forward to following the company as it continues to evolve in this next phase of its growth.”

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