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Cineplex Acquires AMC Winston Churchill

On June 21, 2012, Cineplex acquired media company AMC Winston Churchill from AMC

Acquisition Context
  • This is Cineplex’s 9th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Cineplex’s 9th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Cineplex’s 4th transaction in Ontario.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date June 21, 2012
Target AMC Winston Churchill
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Cineplex
Sellers(s) AMC
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

AMC Winston Churchill

Oakville, Ontario, Canada
AMC Winston Churchill is a Modern multiplex cinema chain screening with 24 screens the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Cineplex

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Media
Employees10,000
Revenue 1.3B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cineplex is an entertainment company and operates one of the most modern and fully digitized motion picture theatre circuits in the world. Cineplex was founded in 1912 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 18
Sector: Media 9 of 13
Type: Divestiture 8 of 11
State: Ontario 4 of 7
Country: Canada 9 of 17
Year: 2012 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-21 AMC Courtney Park

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

AMC Courtney Park is a Modern multiplex cinema chain screening with 16 Screen the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-15 Fifth Avenue Cinemas

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Ltd. owns and operates theatres. Its theatres screen worldwide art-house films and Hollywood films. Fifth Avenue Cinemas was founded in 1988 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

AMC

Leawood, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Media
Employees2,915
Revenue 4.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AMC is a theatrical exhibition company. The Company operates more then 400 locations across North America and China. AMC was incorporated in 1920 and is based in Leawood, Kansas.

Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Media 4 of 6
Type: Divestiture 4 of 6
State: Ontario 3 of 3
Country: Canada 4 of 4
Year: 2012 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-21 AMC Courtney Park

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

AMC Courtney Park is a Modern multiplex cinema chain screening with 16 Screen the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 Starplex Cinemas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Starplex Cinemas is a theatrical exhibition company operating 33 theatres with 346 screens in 12 states.

Buy $175M

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