M&A Deal Summary

Carlton Communications Acquires HTV

On October 25, 2000, Carlton Communications acquired media company HTV from ITV for 380M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carlton Communications’ 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Carlton Communications’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Carlton Communications’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-10-25
Target HTV
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Carlton Communications
Sellers(s) ITV
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 380M GBP

Target

HTV

United Kingdom
HTV is a regional ITV station for Wales and west England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Carlton Communications

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Carlton Communications is a British media conglomerate consisting of a variety of television, cinema, cable, and other assets. Carlton Communications was formed in 1982 and based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-09-08 Nimbus Cd

Ruckersville, Virginia, United States

Nimbus CD International, Inc. is a manufacturer of compact discs and digital versatile discs. It also distributed digitally recorded information, including data, text, video, audio, and other interactive applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-10 Vantiva

Paris, France

Vantiva is a provider in digital media technology. Vantiva provides movie film processor, servicing all segments of the motion picture and television industries. Vantiva was founded in 1985 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ITV

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Media
Employees6,743
Revenue 3.6B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

ITV is a operater of commercial television network in the United Kingdom. The company's Broadcasting and Online segment commissions and schedules programs on the ITV channels. ITV was founded in 1955 is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-10 Carlton Communications

London, United Kingdom

Carlton Communications is a British media conglomerate consisting of a variety of television, cinema, cable, and other assets. Carlton Communications was formed in 1982 and based in London, United Kingdom.

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