Corus Entertainment - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Corus Entertainment M&A Summary

Corus Entertainment has acquired 7 companies. It has also divested 2 assets.

Corus Entertainment’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Shaw Media for $2.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Corus Entertainment - Historia and Series Channels to Bell Media for $152M. Corus Entertainment has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (86%) and software (15%).

Corus Entertainment Business Overview

Where is Corus Entertainment headquartered?

Corus Entertainment is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

What sector is Corus Entertainment in?

Corus Entertainment is a media company.

When was Corus Entertainment founded?

Corus Entertainment was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 4

Corus Entertainment, Inc.

Corus Quay, 25 Dockside Drive,
Toronto, Ontario M5A 0B5
Canada,
(416) 479-7000
www.corusent.com

Corus Entertainment, Inc. is a media and entertainment company that creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety of platforms for audiences around the world.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $2.7B $2.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - 1 - 2
vol $152M $112M $264M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Toon Boom Animation, Inc. 2023-07-13 112M CAD Divestiture
Montreal, Quebec · www.toonboom.com
Corus Entertainment, Inc. - Historia and Series Channels 2017-10-17 152M CAD Divestiture
, Quebec
Shaw Media, Inc. 2016-01-13 2.7B USD Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario · www.shawmedia.ca
FastFile Media Services 2015-09-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.fastfilemedia.com
Groupe Génération - CIGR-FM 2007-06-18 - Divestiture
, Canada
Canwest Media - CJZZ Cool FM & CKBT The Beat 2006-10-02 11M CAD Divestiture
, Canada
TELETOON Canada, Inc. 2006-07-13 - Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario · www.teletoon.com
Toon Boom Animation, Inc. 2004-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.toonboom.com
The Locomotion Channel 2002-05-17 - Stake Purchase
Miami Beach, Florida
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 6 (86%) 2.7B (100%) 1 (50%) 152M (58%)
Software 1 (14%) - 1 (50%) 112M (42%)
Total 7 $2.7B 2 $264M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 6 2.7B 2 264M
  Ontario 3 2.7B - -
  Quebec 1 - 2 264M
United States 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (86%) 2.7B (100%) 2 (100%) 264M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $2.7B 2 $264M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
LionTree Advisors LLC
 1
RBC Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Osler
 1
McCarthy Tétrault
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.7B
< $100M 1 $11M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Shaw Media, Inc.
$2.7B (2016-01-13)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $264M
TOTAL $264M
Largest Corus Entertainment, Inc. - Historia and Series Channels
$152M (2017-10-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Established

1998

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