Believe - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Believe M&A Summary

Believe has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Believe’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired naïve for $12M. Believe has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (75%) and internet software and services (25%).

Believe Business Overview

Where is Believe headquartered?

Believe is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Believe’s revenue?

Believe disclosed revenue of 761M EUR for 2022 and 577M EUR for 2021.

How many employees does Believe have?

Believe has 1,720 employees.

What sector is Believe in?

Believe is a distribution company.

When was Believe founded?

Believe was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3

Believe

Believe SAS

24 rue Toulouse Lautrec,
Paris, 75017
France,
33 1 53 09 34 00
www.believe.com

Believe is a fully independent digital distributor and services provider for artists & labels worldwide. The company empowers artists and labels to maximize the value of their music in the transitioning digital music space by providing them with a full suite of services: digital music and video distribution, digital marketing and promotion services, synchronization and neighboring rights management, full label services, including in-house record label Believe Recordings, and complete DIY services with TuneCore. Believe was formed in 2005 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 2 - 1 1 - - 4
vol $12M $12M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Jo&Co 2022-01-04 - Stake Purchase
Paris, France · www.joandco.fr
SPI Music Pvt. Ltd. 2021-11-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Chennai, India · www.thinkmusic.in
naïve 2016-08-25 12M USD Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.naive.fr
TuneCore, Inc. 2015-04-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Brooklyn, New York · www.tunecore.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 3 (75%) 12M (100%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $12M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
France 2 12M - -
India 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (50%) 12M (100%) - -
Cross-border 2 (50%) - - -
Total 4 $12M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $12M
TOTAL $12M
Largest naïve
$12M (2016-08-25)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Distribution

Revenue

761   32% 2022
577   31% 2021
441   2020
(millions of EUR)

Employees

1,720

Established

2005

Public

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