IMAX - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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IMAX M&A Summary

IMAX has acquired 4 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

IMAX’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Ssimwave for $19M. IMAX has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electronics (75%) and media (25%).

IMAX Business Overview

Where is IMAX headquartered?

IMAX is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.

What is IMAX’s revenue?

IMAX disclosed revenue of 375M USD for 2023 and 301M USD for 2022.

How many employees does IMAX have?

IMAX has 669 employees.

What sector is IMAX in?

IMAX is a media company.

When was IMAX founded?

IMAX was founded in 1967.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2

IMAX

Imax Corp.

2525 Speakman Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario L5K1B1
Canada,
(905) 403-6500
www.imax.com

IMAX is an entertainment technology companies, which emphasizes film and digital imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3-D presentations, post-production, and digital projection. IMAX was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 - - 1 - - 4
vol $19M $19M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ssimwave, Inc. 2022-09-22 19M USD Add-on Acquisition
Waterloo, Ontario · www.ssimwave.com
Sonics Associates, Inc. 1999-10-05 - Stake Purchase
Birmingham, Alabama
Digital Projection, Inc. 1999-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Kennesaw, Georgia
Sonics Associates, Inc. 1988-01-01 - Stake Purchase
Birmingham, Alabama
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electronics 3 (75%) - - -
Media 1 (25%) 19M (100%) - -
Total 4 $19M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 - - -
  Alabama 2 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
Canada 1 19M - -
  Ontario 1 19M - -
Domestic 1 (25%) 19M (100%) - -
Cross-border 3 (75%) - - -
Total 4 $19M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $19M
TOTAL $19M
Largest Ssimwave, Inc.
$19M (2022-09-22)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Revenue

375   25% 2023
301   19% 2022
255   87% 2021
137   66% 2020
396   6% 2019
374   2% 2018
381   2% 2017
377   1% 2016
374   29% 2015
291   2% 2014
288   2013
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Employees

669

Established

1967

Public

NYSE: IMAX

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