M&A Deal Summary

IMAX Acquires Ssimwave

On September 22, 2022, IMAX acquired media company Ssimwave for 19M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IMAX’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is IMAX’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IMAX’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is IMAX’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-22
Target Ssimwave
Sector Media
Buyer(s) IMAX
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 19M USD

Target

Ssimwave

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
website
Ssimwave provides AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies to help streaming services assess video quality at scale, minimize quality drop-offs, and reduce distribution expenses and video assurance costs. Ssimwave is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Buyer

IMAX

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Media
Employees748
Revenue 301M USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

IMAX is an entertainment technology companies, which emphasizes film and digital imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3-D presentations, post-production, and digital projection. IMAX was founded in 1967 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-10-05 Sonics Associates

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Sonics Associates, Inc. is a provider of sound systems for giant screen IMAX(R) theatres around the world and is a provider in super-fidelity audio.

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