M&A Deal Summary

Nine Entertainment Acquires Fairfax Media

On December 1, 2018, Nine Entertainment acquired media company Fairfax Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nine Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Nine Entertainment’s 2nd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-12-01
Target Fairfax Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Nine Entertainment
Deal Type Merger

Target

Fairfax Media

Pyrmont, Australia
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Fairfax Media is a diversified media company with operations that include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media. Fairfax Media was formed in 1841 and is based in Pyrmont, Australia.

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Buyer

Nine Entertainment

North Sydney, Australia

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Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Media
Employees2,369
Revenue 2.3B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Nine Entertainment is an integrated media group with assets in free-to-air (FTA) TV, magazines, the internet and entertainment. The investment in more traditional media displays lower growth, yet the exposure to new media via the online investments provides good growth exposure. Nine Entertainment was founded in 1956 and is based in North Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-14 CarAdvice.com

McMahons Point, Australia

CarAdvice.com.au Pty Ltd. is a publisher of online automotive editorial content in Australia. CarAdvice.com is where Australians turn to for the most comprehensive independent editorial reviews of new cars. With a unique monthly audience of over 619,000*, CarAdvice is Australia’s largest independent automotive content publisher.

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