M&A Deal Summary

Apollo Global Management and 21st Century Fox Acquire Endemol Shine Group

On January 1, 2015, asset manager Apollo Global Management and 21st Century Fox acquired media company Endemol Shine Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Apollo Global Management’s 1st and 21st Century Fox’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Apollo Global Management’s 1st and 21st Century Fox’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Endemol Shine Group was sold to a strategic buyer in 2019 for 2.2B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-01
Target Endemol Shine Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Apollo Global Management
21st Century Fox
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Endemol Shine Group

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Endemol Shine Group is an international television production and distribution group with 27 production companies across 11 countries creating scripted and non-scripted content in the global marketplace. Endemol Shine Group is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Buyer

Apollo Global Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 72.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apollo Global Management is a global alternative investment firm. The Firm segments its activity between private equity, capital markets, real estate, and publicly traded investment funds. Within private equity, Apollo targets traditional buyouts, distressed situations, as well as minority investments to help companies make acquisitions or fund other needs. Sectors of interest include chemicals, commodities, consumer/retail, distribution, transportation, financial services, business services, manufacturing, industrial, media/cable/leisure, packaging, and satellite/wireless. Apollo's geographic coverage spans Europe, North America, and Asia. Apollo manages publicly traded Apollo Investment Corporation, which provides equity and junior capital to middle-market companies, as well as Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Apollo Global Management was formed in 1990 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 152
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 4
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Ventia Services

North Sydney, Australia

Ventia Services infrastructure services provider that offers long-term operation, maintenance, and management of critical public and private assets and infrastructure across telecommunications, transport, local government, water, power generation, electricity, gas, healthcare, education, resources, and defense industries. Ventia Services was founded in 2015 and is based in North Sydney, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-02 Presidio

New York, New York, United States

Presidio is a technology services and solutions provider that builds traditional IT foundations and offers deep expertise in automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing, It develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights, and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive extraordinary outcomes for customers globally. Presidio was founded in 2003 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

21st Century Fox

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Media
Employees21,700
Revenue 29.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is a premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching nearly 1.5 billion subscribers in more than 100 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, MundoFox, STAR, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 300 channels that comprise Fox International Channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and Shine Group.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-20 YES Network

New York, New York, United States

YES Network is a 24/7 sports and entertainment television network featuring the New York Yankees. YES also broadcasts the New Jersey Nets and other professional and collegiate sports teams as well as classic sports footage and sports-related content. YES Network was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-17 Infillion

Los Angeles, California, United States

Infillion media delivers effective advertising for on-demand, interactive media. Infillion believe that ads should be enabling rather than interruptive, and have built the definitive engagement advertising system around our core product of true[ATTENTION], which delivers on the promise of “zero waste” advertising. Infillion media provides the best advertising experience for consumers, the best monetization for premium publishers and the best return for brand advertisers. Infillion was founded in 2006 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Buy $200M