Paramount - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Paramount M&A Summary

Paramount has acquired 13 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Paramount’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Viacom for $15.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Outfront Media to for $3.4B. Paramount has acquired in 4 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (75%) and internet software and services (17%).

Paramount Business Overview

Where is Paramount headquartered?

Paramount is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is Paramount’s revenue?

Paramount disclosed revenue of 29,652M USD for 2023 and 30,154M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Paramount have?

Paramount has 21,900 employees.

What sector is Paramount in?

Paramount is a media company.

When was Paramount founded?

Paramount was founded in 1986.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 3

Paramount

Paramount Global

1515 Broadway,
New York, New York 10036
United States,
(212) 258-6000
www.paramount.com

Paramount is an international media company that delivers premium content to audiences across traditional and emerging platforms worldwide. Its business segments include Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Broadcasting. Paramount was founded in 1986 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 9 - 3 - - - 12
vol $19.2B $19.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 3 1 - - 1 - 5
vol $3.9B $500M $1.6B $6.0B
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2023-08-07 1.6B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.simonandschuster.com
Estudios TeleMexico 2021-10-28 - Divestiture
San Pedro Garza García, Mexico · www.estudiostelemexico.com
Fox TeleColombia 2021-10-28 - Divestiture
Bogotá, Colombia · www.foxtelecolombia.com
Chilevision 2021-04-05 - Divestiture
Santiago, Chile · www.chilevision.cl
CNet Networks, Inc. 2020-09-14 500M USD Divestiture
San Francisco, California · www.cnet.com
Viacom, Inc. 2019-08-13 15.4B USD Merger
New York, New York · www.viacom.com
Network Ten Pty Ltd. 2017-08-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Pyrmont, Australia · www.tenplay.com.au
Outfront Media, Inc. 2014-03-28 3.4B USD Spin Off
New York, New York · www.outfrontmedia.com
Exterion Media (UK) Ltd. 2013-07-16 225M USD Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.exterionmedia.com
MetroLeap Media, Inc. 2011-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Burnaby, British Columbia · www.metroleap.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 9 (75%) 17.3B (90%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (17%) 1.8B (9%) 1 (20%) 500M (8%)
Marketing - - 2 (40%) 3.6B (60%)
Retail 1 (8%) 72M (< 1%) - -
Electronics - - 1 (20%) 265M (4%)
Publishing - - 1 (20%) 1.6B (27%)
Total 12 $19.2B 5 $6.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 19.2B 4 5.7B
  New York 3 15.7B 2 5.0B
  California 2 1.8B 1 500M
  Massachusetts 1 1.6B - -
  Connecticut 1 72M - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 265M
Australia 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Colombia 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
United Kingdom - - 1 225M
Domestic 7 (58%) 19.2B (100%) 4 (80%) 5.7B (96%)
Cross-border 5 (42%) - 1 (20%) 225M (4%)
Total 12 $19.2B 5 $6.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
LionTree
1
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $18.8B
$100M to $1B 1 $325M
< $100M 1 $72M
TOTAL $19.2B
Largest Viacom, Inc.
$15.4B (2019-08-13)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $5.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $990M
TOTAL $6.0B
Largest Outfront Media, Inc.
$3.4B (2014-03-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Strategic(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Strategic(s)
40%
2 (40%)

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