21st Century Fox - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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21st Century Fox M&A Summary

21st Century Fox has acquired 3 companies of its own. It has also divested 2 assets.

21st Century Fox’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired True[X] Media for $200M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $3.5B. 21st Century Fox has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (100%).

21st Century Fox Ownership

Who owns 21st Century Fox?

21st Century Fox is owned by The Walt Disney. It was acquired on December 14, 2017.

21st Century Fox Business Overview

Where is 21st Century Fox headquartered?

21st Century Fox is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is 21st Century Fox’s revenue?

21st Century Fox disclosed revenue of 28,987M USD for 2015 and 31,867M USD for 2014.

How many employees does 21st Century Fox have?

21st Century Fox has 21,700 employees.

What sector is 21st Century Fox in?

21st Century Fox is a media company.

When was 21st Century Fox founded?

21st Century Fox was founded in 1922.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 2

21st Century Fox

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

1211 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10036
United States,
(212) 852-7000
www.21cf.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $200M $200M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $5.7B $5.7B
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Endemol Shine Group B.V. 2019-10-26 2.2B USD Trade Sale
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.endemolshinegroup.com
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network LLC 2019-08-29 3.5B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.yesnetwork.com
True[X] Media, Inc. 2015-02-17 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.truex.com
Endemol Shine Group B.V. 2015-01-01 - Joint Venture
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.endemolshinegroup.com
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network LLC 2012-11-20 - Stake Purchase
New York, New York · www.yesnetwork.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 3 (100%) 200M (100%) 2 (100%) 5.7B (100%)
Total 3 $200M 2 $5.7B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 200M 1 3.5B
  New York 1 - 1 3.5B
  California 1 200M - -
Netherlands 1 - 1 2.2B
Domestic 2 (67%) 200M (100%) 1 (50%) 3.5B (61%)
Cross-border 1 (33%) - 1 (50%) 2.2B (39%)
Total 3 $200M 2 $5.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
LionTree Advisors LLC
1
Legal Deals
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
TOTAL $200M
Largest True[X] Media, Inc.
$200M (2015-02-17)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $5.7B
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network LLC
$3.5B (2019-08-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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