Sony Pictures Entertainment - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Sony Pictures Entertainment M&A Summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired 5 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Crackle for $65M. Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (40%) and media (40%).

Sony Pictures Entertainment Business Overview

Where is Sony Pictures Entertainment headquartered?

Sony Pictures Entertainment is headquartered in Culver City, California.

What sector is Sony Pictures Entertainment in?

Sony Pictures Entertainment is a media company.

When was Sony Pictures Entertainment founded?

Sony Pictures Entertainment was founded in 1987.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 3

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

10202 West Washington Blvd.,
Culver City, California
United States,
www.sonypictures.com

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American television and film production and distribution company.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 3 - - 1 - 1 5
vol $65M $65M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alamo Intermediate II Holdings LLC 2024-06-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.drafthouse.com
Pixomondo LLC 2022-10-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.pixomondo.com
Game Show Network LLC 2021-10-18 - Divestiture
Santa Monica, California · www.gsngames.com
Silvergate Media 2019-12-10 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.silvergatemedia.com
Crackle, Inc. (Grouper Networks) 2006-08-23 65M USD Add-on Acquisition
Culver City, California · www.crackle.com
Game Show Network LLC 1992-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Monica, California · www.gsngames.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.    - Bad Wolf 2021-12-01 6
Culver City, California · www.sonypicturestelevision.com Cardiff, United Kingdom · www.bad-wolf.com
Funimation Productions Ltd.    - Crunchyroll, Inc. 2020-12-09 2
Flower Mound, Texas · www.funimation.com San Francisco, California · www.crunchyroll.com
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.    - CSC Media Group Ltd. 2014-06-26 5
Culver City, California · www.sonypicturestelevision.com London, United Kingdom · www.cscmediagroup.com
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.    - Televiva 2013-04-01 4
Culver City, California · www.sonypicturestelevision.com , Indonesia

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 2 (40%) - 1 (100%) -
Media 2 (40%) 65M (100%) - -
Leisure 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $65M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 65M 1 -
  California 3 65M 1 -
  Texas 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Total 5 $65M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Hogan Lovells
 1
Latham & Watkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $65M
TOTAL $65M
Largest Crackle, Inc. (Grouper Networks)
$65M (2006-08-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Revenue

8,021   2012
(millions of USD)

Established

1987

Subsidiary of

Sony

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