M&A Deal Summary

Lions Gate Entertainment Acquires Starz

On June 30, 2016, Lions Gate Entertainment acquired media company Starz for 4.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lions Gate Entertainment’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Lions Gate Entertainment’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lions Gate Entertainment’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lions Gate Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-06-30
Target Starz
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Lions Gate Entertainment
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.4B USD
Advisor(s) LionTree (Financial)
Baker Botts (Legal)

Target

Starz

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Entrance to Starz's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Entrance to Starz's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Starz LLC is an integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic US pay television networks (Starz Networks) and global content distribution (Starz Distribution). Starz LLC is based in Englewood, Colorado.

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Buyer

Lions Gate Entertainment

Santa Monica, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Media
Employees1,717
Revenue 4.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Lions Gate Entertainment is an entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution and new channel platforms. Lions Gate Entertainment was founded in 1986 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Media) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-07 TV Guide Online Holdings

New York, New York, United States

TV Guide Magazine is one of the most popular magazines in the country with over 13 million weekly readers, and for more than 60 years has been the premier source for entertainment news, reviews and information about television programs.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-01 Pantaya

Los Angeles, California, United States

Pantaya is a premium streaming destination for world-class movies in Spanish offering the largest selection of current and classic, commercial-free blockbusters and critically-acclaimed titles from the U.S. and Latin America. Pantaya features first-run exclusive and original titles, including instant access to select movies available on the same day they debut theatrically in Latin America. Pantaya was formed in 2017 and is based in Los Angeles, California

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