Entertainment Studios - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Entertainment Studios M&A Summary

Entertainment Studios has acquired 6 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Entertainment Studios’ largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Bayou City Broadcasting for $165M. Entertainment Studios has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (60%) and digital media (20%).

Entertainment Studios Business Overview

Where is Entertainment Studios headquartered?

Entertainment Studios is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

What sector is Entertainment Studios in?

Entertainment Studios is a media company.

When was Entertainment Studios founded?

Entertainment Studios was founded in 1993.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Entertainment Studios, Inc.

1925 Century Park East, Suite 1025,
Los Angeles, California 90067
United States,
(310) 277-3500
www.es.tv

Entertainment Studios, Inc. is an independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
vol $165M $165M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
USA Television MidAmerica Holdings, LLC 2020-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia
Bayou City Broadcasting LLC 2019-05-06 165M USD Add-on Acquisition
The Woodlands, Texas · www.bayoucitybroadcasting.com
The Weather Company 2018-03-22 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia · www.theweathercompany.com
TheGrio 2016-06-14 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.thegrio.com
Freestyle Releasing 2015-10-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.freestylereleasing.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 3 (60%) 165M (100%) - -
Digital Media 1 (20%) - - -
Distribution 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $165M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 165M - -
  Georgia 2 - - -
  Texas 1 165M - -
  New York 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Total 5 $165M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $165M
TOTAL $165M
Largest Bayou City Broadcasting LLC
$165M (2019-05-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

Established

1993

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