ProSiebenSat.1 Media - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ProSiebenSat.1 Media M&A Summary

ProSiebenSat.1 Media has acquired 22 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired SBS Broadcasting S.A. for $3.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold SBS Nordic to Warner Bros. Discovery for $1.5B. ProSiebenSat.1 Media has acquired in 2 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (37%) and media (27%).

ProSiebenSat.1 Media Business Overview

Where is ProSiebenSat.1 Media headquartered?

ProSiebenSat.1 Media is headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany.

What is ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s revenue?

ProSiebenSat.1 Media disclosed revenue of 3,853M EUR for 2023 and 4,163M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does ProSiebenSat.1 Media have?

ProSiebenSat.1 Media has 7,188 employees.

What sector is ProSiebenSat.1 Media in?

ProSiebenSat.1 Media is a media company.

When was ProSiebenSat.1 Media founded?

ProSiebenSat.1 Media was founded in 1984.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 2

ProSiebenSat.1 Media

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

Medienallee 7,
Unterfohring, 85774
Germany,
+49 89 95 07 10
www.prosiebensat1.com

ProSiebenSat.1 Media is a media company that operates 27 TV channels in 10 countries. The Entertainment segment operates free TV stations, such as SAT.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx, SAT.1 Gold, ProSieben MAXX, and kabel eins Doku, as well as distributes ProSiebenSat.1 HD stations. ProSiebenSat.1 Media was founded in 1984 and is based in Unterfohring, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 17 1 - 1 - - 19
vol $4.3B $4.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 1 - - - - 7
vol $2.2B $2.2B
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Joyn GmbH 2022-09-13 - Divestiture
Munich, Germany · www.joyn.de
WindStar Medical GmbH 2020-10-22 - Divestiture
Wehrheim, Germany · www.windstar-medical.com
The Meet Group, Inc. 2020-09-04 - Add-on Acquisition
New Hope, Pennsylvania · www.themeetgroup.com
Pluto TV 2019-01-22 - Divestiture
Los Angeles, California · www.pluto.tv
Aroundhome GmbH 2019-01-14 161M USD Trade Sale
Berlin, Germany · www.aroundhome.de
Tropo GmbH 2018-08-09 - Divestiture
Hamburg, Germany · www.tropo.de
Kairion GmbH 2018-01-04 - Divestiture
Frankfurt am Main, Germany · www.kairion.de
Studio71 2017-12-07 - Merger
Beverly Hills, California · www.studio71.com
Esome Advertising Technologies GmbH 2017-12-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.esome.com
Jochen Schweizer GmbH 2017-06-21 122M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Munich, Germany · www.jochen-schweizer.de
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Red Arrow Entertainment Group GmbH    - Gravitas Ventures LLC 2021-11-16 1
Unterfoehring, Germany · www.redarrow.tv Cleveland, Ohio · www.gravitasventures.com
NuCom Group SE    - Aroundhome GmbH 2019-01-14 1
Unterfohring, Germany · www.nucom.group Berlin, Germany · www.aroundhome.de

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 7 (37%) 574M (13%) 3 (43%) 733M (33%)
Media 5 (26%) 3.7B (87%) 2 (29%) 1.5B (67%)
Digital Media 2 (11%) - - -
Gaming 2 (11%) - - -
Life Science 1 (5%) - 1 (14%) -
E-Commerce 1 (5%) - - -
Software 1 (5%) - - -
Leisure - - 1 (14%) -
Total 19 $4.3B 7 $2.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 10 313M 3 161M
United States 5 - 2 -
  California 4 - 2 -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Sweden 1 260M 1 572M
Belgium 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 3.7B - -
Norway - - 1 1.5B
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (53%) 313M (7%) 3 (43%) 161M (7%)
Cross-border 9 (47%) 4.0B (93%) 4 (57%) 2.1B (93%)
Total 19 $4.3B 7 $2.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Parklane Capital
 2
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.7B
$100M to $1B 3 $574M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest SBS Broadcasting S.A.
$3.7B (2007-07-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 2 $733M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest SBS Nordic
$1.5B (2013-04-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
26%
5 (26%)
Strategic(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
57%
4 (57%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Revenue

3,853   8% 2023
4,163   8% 2022
4,494   12% 2021
4,047   3% 2020
4,135   4% 2019
4,008   2% 2018
4,079   8% 2017
3,799   2016
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Employees

7,188

Established

1984

Public

Frankfurt (FWB): PSM

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