Sky - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Sky M&A Summary

Sky has acquired 8 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 2 assets.

Sky’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Easynet for $238M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Hestview to CVC Capital Partners for $1.2B. Sky has acquired in 1 US state, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (75%) and communications (13%).

Sky Ownership

Who owns Sky?

Sky is owned by Comcast. It was acquired on September 22, 2018.

Sky Business Overview

Where is Sky headquartered?

Sky is headquartered in Isleworth, United Kingdom.

What is Sky’s revenue?

Sky disclosed revenue of 11,965M GBP for 2016 and 9,989M GBP for 2015.

What sector is Sky in?

Sky is a media company.

When was Sky founded?

Sky was founded in 1988.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

Sky plc

Grant Way,
Isleworth, TW7 5QD
United Kingdom,
+44 33 3100 0333
www.sky.com

Sky plc is an entertainment company together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home entertainment and communications company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It retails television, broadband, and telephony services to residential customers, as well as commercial customers, such as offices, retail outlets, hotels, pubs, and clubs; and operates WiFi network across the UK and Europe that provides Internet access to WiFi enabled smartphones, laptops, and entertainment devices. Sky plc was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Isleworth, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - 1 - - - 8
vol $238M $238M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $1.4B $1.4B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Neos Ventures Ltd. 2022-04-20 - Divestiture
Isleworth, United Kingdom · www.neos.co.uk
Homedia SA 2017-05-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Neuchâtel, Switzerland · www.homedia.ch
Diagonal View Ltd. 2017-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.diagonal-view.com
True North Productions Ltd. 2017-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.truenorth.tv
Blast Films 2015-07-23 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.blastfilms.co.uk
Jupiter Entertainment 2015-03-30 - Stake Purchase
Knoxville, Tennessee · www.jupiterent.com
Hestview Ltd. 2014-12-04 1.2B GBP Divestiture
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.skybetcareers.com
Love Productions Ltd. 2014-07-21 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.loveproductions.co.uk
Easynet Ltd. 2010-09-01 154M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.easynet.com
Easynet Ltd. 2005-10-21 238M EUR Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.easynet.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 6 (75%) - - -
Communications 1 (13%) 238M (100%) 1 (50%) 154M (11%)
Electronics 1 (13%) - - -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (50%) 1.2B (89%)
Total 8 $238M 2 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 6 238M 2 1.4B
Switzerland 1 - - -
United States 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (75%) 238M (100%) 2 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Cross-border 2 (25%) - - -
Total 8 $238M 2 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $238M
TOTAL $238M
Largest Easynet Ltd.
$238M (2005-10-21)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $154M
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Hestview Ltd.
$1.2B (2014-12-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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