M&A Deal Summary

National CineMedia Acquires Screenvision Cinema Network

On May 6, 2014, National CineMedia acquired marketing company Screenvision Cinema Network from Shamrock Capital Advisors and ATP Private Equity Partners for 375M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National CineMedia’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is National CineMedia’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is National CineMedia’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is National CineMedia’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-06
Target Screenvision Cinema Network
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) National CineMedia
Sellers(s) Shamrock Capital Advisors
ATP Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 375M USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

Screenvision Cinema Network

New York, New York, United States
website
Screenvision is a national leader in cinema advertising, offering on-screen advertising, in-lobby promotions and integrated marketing programs to national, regional and local advertisers and providing comprehensive cinema advertising representation services for its theatrical exhibitor partners.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

National CineMedia

Centennial, Colorado, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Marketing
Employees346
Revenue 115M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

National CineMedia operates the digital in-theatre media network in North America, through which it sells in-theatre and online advertising and promotions. National CineMedia was founded in 2006 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-17 Kinetoplay

Los Angeles, California, United States

Kinetoplay, Inc. (Fantasy Movie League) is a box office predictions game company, it also provides fantasy sports with the insanely popular world of entertainment and movies. Kinetoplay is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Shamrock Capital Advisors

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Shamrock Capital Advisors is a private investment focused exclusively on the media, entertainment, marketing, and communications sectors. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions and looks to commit $30 to $300 million per transaction. Target transactions include growth equity, leveraged/management buyouts, and recapitalizations. Shamrock was originally formed in 1978 as the investment vehicle for Roy Disney. The Firm is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 27
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 11
State (New York) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 11 of 25
Year (2014) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-01 Harlem Globetrotters International

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

The Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. ('Harlem Globetrtotters' or 'HGI') is one of the most renowned sports and entertainment franchises in the world. Originally founded in 1926, HGI is now in its 80th consecutive season.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-17 Questex

New York, New York, United States

Questex is a global business information and events company serving corporate clients and industries that are driving economic growth and business innovation around the world. Questex was founded in 2005 and is based in New York city.

Buy -
SELLER

ATP Private Equity Partners

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 10.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ATP Private Equity Partners is a Danish institutional investment firm focused on investing in private equity funds across Europe, North America, and select emerging markets. The Firm is supported by ATP, Denmark's largest pension fund. In addition to investing in private equity funds, ATP also looks to for co-investment situations. ATP Private Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 29
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 10
State (New York) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 13
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-24 Nets

Ballerup, Denmark

Nets is a payments processing utility for the Nordics region. Nets connects banks, businesses, public sector organizations, merchants and consumers through an international network facilitating digital payments. Nets was founded in 1968 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

Buy kr.17.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-12 Medical Park

Istanbul, Turkey

Medical Park Group is a private hospital chain in Turkey with over 1,400 physicians and 3,300 beds across 23 hospitals. Medical Park was founded in 1995 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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