Chicken Soup - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Chicken Soup M&A Summary

Chicken Soup has acquired 5 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Chicken Soup’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired 1091 Media for $16M. Chicken Soup has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (60%) and digital media (20%).

Chicken Soup Business Overview

Where is Chicken Soup headquartered?

Chicken Soup is headquartered in Cos Cob, Connecticut.

What is Chicken Soup’s revenue?

Chicken Soup disclosed revenue of 294M USD for 2023 and 253M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Chicken Soup have?

Chicken Soup has 1,194 employees.

What sector is Chicken Soup in?

Chicken Soup is a media company.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity5
- M&A Buy Activity5
Total Sectors Invested 3
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
M&A Advisors 2

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.

132 East Putman Avenue Floor 2W,
Cos Cob, Connecticut 06807
United States,
(855) 398-0443
www.cssentertainment.com

Chicken Soup operates video-on-demand networks delivering content for all types of screens. Chicken Soup was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Cos Cob, Connecticut.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.8/yr)	#	1	-	2	2	-	-	5
Buy (0.8/yr)	vol				$16M			$16M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								5

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Redbox Entertainment, Inc.	2022-05-11	-	Add-on Acquisition
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois · www.investors.redbox.com
1091 Media LLC	2022-03-02	16M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Rye, New York · www.1091pictures.com
Halcyon Studios LLC	2021-05-24	-	Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.halcyonstudios.tv
Sonar Entertainment - Film and Television assets	2021-04-09	-	Divestiture
Los Angeles, New York
Screen Media Ventures LLC	2017-11-06	-	Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.screenmedia.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Media	3 (60%)	-	-	-
Digital Media	1 (20%)	16M (100%)	-	-
Distribution	1 (20%)	-	-	-
Total	5	$16M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		5	16M	-	-
	New York	3	16M	-	-
	Illinois	1	-	-	-
	California	1	-	-	-
Total		5	$16M	-	-

Top M&A Advisors

Financial	Deals
Guggenheim Securities	1

Legal	Deals
Graubard Miller	3

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	1	$16M
TOTAL		$16M
Largest	1091 Media LLC $16M (2022-03-02)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	20%	1 (20%)
Strategic(s)	20%	1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Revenue

294 17%	2023
253 130%	2022
110 67%	2021
66 20%	2020
55 104%	2019
27 146%	2018
11 38%	2017
8	2016
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Employees

1,194

Public

NASDAQ: CSSE

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Chicken Soup - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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