Chicken Soup - M&A Summary and Business Overview

MediaCompany

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
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%)

 Subscribe to unlock this and 207,390
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB


Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.6K Private Equity Firms
  • 200K M&A Transactions
  • 203K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 81K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.