Providence Equity Partners

Providence Equity Partners, LLC is a US-based investment firm specializing in investments in all sectors of the media and communications industry. In this segment, it is one of the world leaders. In the cable communications sector is one of the largest investors in Europe. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Providence ( Rhode Iceland ) has since been invested with seven funds launched in more than 100 companies, including some of the largest corporations in the industry. Currently, Providence Equity Partners manages a total investment volume of around 21 billion U.S. dollars. Offices are located next to Providence in New York, London, Hong Kong and New Delhi. CEO is Jonathan M. Nelson.

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Current Investments

(As of December 2007)

  • Asurion
  • Canal Digitaal satellit
  • CDW
  • Com Hem
  • Decision Resources
  • Digiturk
  • Education Management Corporation
  • Freedom Communications
  • Grupo Corporativo Ono
  • Hulu
  • Idea Cellular ( daughter of India's Aditya Birla Group)
  • Jones and Bartlett Publishers
  • Kerasotes Theatres
  • Medical Media Holdings
  • Metro Goldwyn Mayer
  • MobileServ
  • Mountain States Cable Television
  • Newport Television ( founded in 2007 as a spin-off of TV stations from Clear Channel Communications )
  • NexTag
  • Open Solutions
  • Study Iceland
  • TDC (the largest Danish telecommunications company, whose daughter Sunrise is the second largest telecommunications company in Switzerland )
  • Trilogy International Partners
  • Univision Communications (Spanish -language U.S. television )
  • USIS
  • Volia Cable
  • Warner Music Group
  • World Triathlon Corporation
  • Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network
  • ZeniMax Media ( belongs to the group, among others Bethesda Softworks )

Earlier investments

  • American Cellular
  • Brooks Fiber Properties
  • Casema
  • Eircom (biggest Irish telecommunications company )
  • Language Line Services
  • MetroNet (former Canadian telecommunications provider, 1999, AT & T Canada merged)
  • PanAmSat
  • Powerfone Holdings
  • ProSiebenSat.1
  • Recoletos Grupo de Comunicación
  • Verio ( in September 2006 in NTT Europe Online renamed )
  • VoiceStream Wireless (2001 acquired by T- Mobile USA)
  • ( Sold in mid-2005 on Alltel, the Austrian subsidiary tele.ring in spring 2006 on T-Mobile) Western Wireless
  • WNP Communications
  • Cable Germany February 2006 - 2013
Types of business entity Limited Liability Company Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island TDC A/S Western Wireless Corporation T-Mobile#Austria
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