M&A Deal Summary

National Entertainment Collectibles Association Acquires Hastings Entertainment

On March 17, 2014, National Entertainment Collectibles Association acquired retailer Hastings Entertainment for 21M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is National Entertainment Collectibles Association’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is National Entertainment Collectibles Association’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is National Entertainment Collectibles Association’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is National Entertainment Collectibles Association’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-03-17
Target Hastings Entertainment
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) National Entertainment Collectibles Association
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 21M USD
Advisor(s) SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (Financial)
Kelly Hart & Hallman (Legal)

Target

Hastings Entertainment

Amarillo, Texas, United States
website
Hastings' is provider of multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, and trends and consumer electronics merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format.

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Buyer

National Entertainment Collectibles Association

Hillside, New Jersey, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. provides wholesale merchandise to customers based on a wide variety of licenses. The products from popular licenses like The Hunger Games, Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger and Kick Ass 2,

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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Boulder, Colorado, United States

Kidrobot is a creator and retailer of limited-edition art toys, such as mini-figures, posters, clothing and action figures.

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