M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2020-02-07 |
| Target | React Presents |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | LiveOne |
| Sellers(s) | LiveStyle |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 2M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Employees | 209 |
| Revenue | 65M USD (2021) |
LiveOne is a global talent-first, interactive music, sports, and entertainment subscription platform delivering premium content and live streams from the world's top artists. The Company has streamed over 1,800 artists since January 2020, has a library featuring close to 30 million songs, 500 expertly curated radio stations, 235 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and has created a valuable connection between brands, fans, and bands. Its other major wholly-owned subsidiaries are LiveXLive, PPVOne, Slacker Radio, React Presents, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, and PodcastOne which generates more than 2.48 billion downloads per year and 300+ episodes distributed per week across a stable of hundreds of top podcasts. LiveOne was formed in 2009 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 11 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 4 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 5 of 11 |
| Year (2020) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-05 |
Slacker Radio
San Diego, California, United States Slacker, Inc. is a streaming music and personalized radio subscription service. Slacker Radio was founded in 2007 and is based in San Diego, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-08 |
PodcastOne
Beverly Hills, California, United States PodcastOne is a subscription and advertiser-supported podcast network home to popular and star-studded podcasts across top genres including sports, comedy, celebrity culture, and entertainment, in an all-stock deal. PodcastOne generates over 2.1 billion downloads annually and produces over 350 episodes per week. PodcastOne's library of over 300 podcasts includes shows from Adam Carolla, A&E's Cold Case Files, Steve Austin, Shaquille O'Neal, Tip "T.I." Harris, Dr. Drew, Heather, and Terry Dubrow, Chael Sonnen, Kaitlyn Bristowe, LadyGang, Mike Tyson, Rich Eisen, Spencer and Heidi Pratt, Autumn Calabrese, Demi Burnett, Gals on the Go, and many more. |
Buy | $18M |
LiveStyle, Inc. is a producer of live events, media and entertainment content, focused exclusively on electronic music culture. LiveStyle was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 3 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 3 of 3 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 2 |
| Year (2020) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-16 |
Paylogic Holding B.V.
Groningen, Netherlands Paylogic Holding B.V. is an event organizer provides high-end technology with a white-label proposition through which event organizers gain, besides the best ticketing solution, full control over access management, customer data and relations. |
Sell | - |
