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Spin Master Acquires Wild Planet Entertainment

On November 26, 2012, Spin Master acquired food company Wild Planet Entertainment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Spin Master’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-26
Target Wild Planet Entertainment
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Spin Master
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wild Planet Entertainment

San Francisco, California, United States
Wild Planet Foods, Inc. sells seafood products from environmentally-preferable fisheries. The company?s line of premium-quality canned albacore tuna, salmon and shrimp products are delicious, low in mercury, and excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Its fish are primarily caught in the coastal waters of Northern California, Oregon and Washington by local U.S. fishermen.

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Buyer

Spin Master

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Consumer Products
Employees2,500
Revenue 2.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Spin Master is a children's entertainment company that creates, designs, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin Master was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Overall 1 of 17
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 10
State: California M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 11
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
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