M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2001-10-24 |
| Target | Fox Family Worldwide |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Walt Disney |
| Sellers(s) | Saban Capital Group |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 5.3B USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 175,000 |
| Revenue | 82.7B USD (2022) |
Walt Disney is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. Walt Disney operates in five business segments. These include Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive. The Media Networks segment includes international and domestic cable television networks, a domestic broadcast television network, television production operations, domestic and international television distribution, domestic television stations, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. Walt Disney's Parks and Resorts segment owns, operates, or has in interest in theme parks, hotels, a cruise line and other properties in the US and Asia. The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures, direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Consumer Products segment designs, develops, publishes, promotes and sells a wide variety of products based on existing and new characters and other Company intellectual property. The Interactive segment creates and delivers branded entertainment and lifestyle content across interactive media platforms. Walt Disney was founded in 1923 and is based in Burbank, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 21 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 6 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 20 |
| State (California) | 3 of 10 |
| Country (United States) | 3 of 16 |
| Year (2001) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-08-25 |
Fairchild Media
United States Fairchild Media consists of a variety of fashion and other magazine titles. Titles include Jane, upscale fashion magazine W and 11 trade publications including Women's Wear Daily and Supermarket News. |
Sell | $650M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-06 |
The Baby Einstein Company
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States The Baby Einstein Company develops and sells products that expose babies to various forms of human expression–language, poetry, music, art and science, through ways that are nurturing and fun. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Saban Capital Group (SCG) is a private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries. SCG makes both controlling and minority investments in public and private companies. In addition to its private equity activity, the Firm makes early-stage investments in digital media, mobile and consumer internet endeavors, through Saban Ventures, formed in 2008. SCG was established in 2001 by Haim Saban and is based in Los Angeles.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 8 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 5 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 3 |
| State (California) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 3 |
| Year (2001) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-11 |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Unterfohring, Germany ProSiebenSat.1 Media is a media company that operates 27 TV channels in 10 countries. The Entertainment segment operates free TV stations, such as SAT.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx, SAT.1 Gold, ProSieben MAXX, and kabel eins Doku, as well as distributes ProSiebenSat.1 HD stations. ProSiebenSat.1 Media was founded in 1984 and is based in Unterfohring, Germany. |
Buy | - |
