M&A Deal Summary

eOne Music Acquires Paperny Entertainment

On July 17, 2014, eOne Music acquired media company Paperny Entertainment for 29M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is eOne Music’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is eOne Music’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is eOne Music’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is eOne Music’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-17
Target Paperny Entertainment
Sector Media
Buyer(s) eOne Music
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 29M CAD

Target

Paperny Entertainment

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
website
Paperny Entertainment, Inc. is a producer of television programming and films.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

eOne Music

New York City, Ontario, Canada

website

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Media
Revenue 941M GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION

eOne Music is an independent record label and music management company. eOne Music was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Media) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (British Columbia) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-29 Sheridan Square Entertainment

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sheridan Square Entertainment, Inc. (SSE) is a full-service independent music company comprised of (i) the Label Group consisting of Artemis Records, a full service independent record label in the United States, and our proprietary music, which consists of internally developed catalogs, catalogs licensed and /or purchased from third parties and a substantial new release business primarily focused on established artists, and (ii) the Musicrama Distribution Group, spearheaded by Musicrama, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of SSE and a leading distributor and importer of music products (e.g., CDs and DVDs) for the past 25 years.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-28 Force Four Entertainment

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Force Four Entertainment Ltd. is a television production company.

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