Walt Disney - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Walt Disney M&A Summary

Walt Disney has acquired 22 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

Walt Disney’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Twenty-First Century Fox for $66.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold The Walt Disney Company - 21 Regional Sports Networks & Fox College Sports to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $10.6B. Walt Disney has acquired in 4 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (34%) and media (29%).

Walt Disney Business Overview

Where is Walt Disney headquartered?

Walt Disney is headquartered in Burbank, California.

What is Walt Disney’s revenue?

Walt Disney disclosed revenue of 88,898M USD for 2023 and 82,722M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Walt Disney have?

Walt Disney has 173,250 employees.

What sector is Walt Disney in?

Walt Disney is a media company.

When was Walt Disney founded?

Walt Disney was founded in 1923.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 4

Walt Disney

The Walt Disney Co.

500 South Buena Vista Street,
Burbank, California 91521
United States,
(818) 560-1000
www.thewaltdisneycompany.com

Walt Disney is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. Walt Disney operates in five business segments. These include Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive. The Media Networks segment includes international and domestic cable television networks, a domestic broadcast television network, television production operations, domestic and international television distribution, domestic television stations, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. Walt Disney was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 21 - - - - - 21
vol $108.0B $108.0B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 5 1 2 - - - 8
vol $11.9B $11.9B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
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
The Walt Disney Co. - Foxnext Games 2020-01-22 - Divestiture
San Jose, California
The Walt Disney Company - 21 Regional Sports Networks & Fox College Sports 2019-05-03 10.6B USD Divestiture
Burbank, California
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 2017-12-14 66.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.21cf.com
Euro Disney Associés S.A.S. 2017-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Chessy, France · www.disneylandparis.com
BAMTech 2016-08-09 - Stake Purchase
New York, New York · www.mlbam.com
FilmFlex Movies Ltd. 2014-05-28 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.filmflexmovies.co.uk
Maker Studios, Inc. 2014-03-24 950M USD Add-on Acquisition
Culver City, California · www.makerstudios.com
Lucasfilm Ltd. 2012-10-30 4.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.lucasfilm.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 2017-12-14 Endemol Shine Group B.V. 2019-10-26 2
New York, New York · www.21cf.com Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.endemolshinegroup.com
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 2017-12-14 Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network LLC 2019-08-29 1
New York, New York · www.21cf.com New York, New York · www.yesnetwork.com
Disney Publishing Worldwide, Inc.    - FamilyFun 2012-01-20 1
Glendale,, California New York, New York
ABC, Inc. 1995-08-01 Chilton Business Group 1997-06-23 1
Burbank, California · www.disneyabctv.com Radnor, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 6 (29%) 105.9B (98%) 5 (63%) 11.3B (95%)
Internet Software and Services 7 (33%) 390M (< 1%) - -
Digital Media 4 (19%) 1.8B (2%) 1 (13%) -
Publishing - - 2 (25%) 650M (5%)
Communications 1 (5%) - - -
Consumer Products 1 (5%) - - -
Leisure 1 (5%) - - -
Software 1 (5%) - - -
Total 21 $108.0B 8 $11.9B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 107.6B 5 11.9B
  California 10 37.5B 3 11.3B
  New York 4 70.1B - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Canada 1 350M - -
  British Columbia 1 350M - -
Colombia - - 1 -
Finland 1 20M - -
France 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Mexico - - 1 -
Spain 1 - - -
United Kingdom - - 1 -
Domestic 16 (76%) 107.6B (100%) 5 (63%) 11.9B (100%)
Cross-border 5 (24%) 370M (< 1%) 3 (38%) -
Total 21 $108.0B 8 $11.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Allen & Company
 1
Legal Deals
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
 1
Covington & Burling
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 6 $105.9B
$100M to $1B 3 $2.1B
< $100M 3 $80M
TOTAL $108.0B
Largest Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
$66.1B (2017-12-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $10.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.3B
TOTAL $11.9B
Largest The Walt Disney Company - 21 Regional Sports Networks & Fox College Sports
$10.6B (2019-05-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
88%
7 (88%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Revenue

88,898   8% 2023
82,722   24% 2022
67,148   3% 2021
65,388   7% 2020
69,570   18% 2019
59,434   8% 2018
55,137   1% 2017
55,632   7% 2016
52,465   8% 2015
48,813   9% 2014
45,041   7% 2013
42,278   2012
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Employees

173,250

Established

1923

Public

NYSE: DIS

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