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WildBrain Mergers & Acquisitions

WildBrain M&A Summary

WildBrain has acquired 8 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

WildBrain’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Cookie Jar Entertainment for $111M. WildBrain has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (86%) and education (15%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

WildBrain

WildBrain Ltd.

25 York Street, Suite 1201,
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V5
Canada,
(416) 363-8034
www.wildbrain.com

All (7) Buy (7) Sell (-)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2017-05-10 Peanuts Worldwide LLC · Media
New York, New York · www.peanuts.com

Peanuts Worldwide LLC is one of the world’s greatest entertainment brands, with a tremendous global legacy of comics, animated content and consumer products reaching. Peanuts brand has a strong, diversified global licensing program in approximately 100 territories with approximately 1,120 licensees, including Hallmark, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Cedar Fair. Animated Peanuts classics continue to be #1 ranked prime time TV specials and have been viewed in 196 countries, while 45 million comics are still read daily. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

- Divestiture

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