Kakao Entertainment - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Kakao Entertainment M&A Summary

Kakao Entertainment has acquired 3 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Kakao Entertainment has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (67%) and media (34%).

Kakao Entertainment Business Overview

Where is Kakao Entertainment headquartered?

Kakao Entertainment is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

What sector is Kakao Entertainment in?

Kakao Entertainment is a media company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Kakao Entertainment

Kakao Entertainment Corp.

17, Teheran-ro 103-gil, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul,
South Korea,
www.kakaoent.com

Kakao Entertainment provides a full spectrum of the entertainment industry value chain. Kakao Entertainment operates Korea's most popular mobile content platforms, providing users access to over 80,000 IPs, including the most extensive library of original content in the country. Kakao Entertainment is based in Seoul, South Korea.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 1 - 2 - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Tapas Media, Inc. 2021-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.tapas.io
Radish Media, Inc. 2021-05-07 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.radishfiction.com
LOEN Entertainment, Inc. 2016-01-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Seoul, South Korea
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 2 (67%) - - -
Media 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (33%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (67%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Media

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