M&A Deal Summary

AMC Acquires Nordic Cinema Group AB

On January 23, 2017, AMC acquired media company Nordic Cinema Group AB from Bridgepoint for 8.3B SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AMC’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is AMC’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AMC’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-23
Target Nordic Cinema Group AB
Sector Media
Buyer(s) AMC
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8.3B SEK
Advisor(s) Nomura Investment Bank (Financial)
White & Case
Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyra AB (Legal)

Target

Nordic Cinema Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic Cinema Group AB is a cinema operator in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with more than 100 years of experience in managing and cultivating the cinema experience.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AMC

Leawood, Kansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Media
Employees2,915
Revenue 4.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AMC is a theatrical exhibition company. The Company operates more then 400 locations across North America and China. AMC was incorporated in 1920 and is based in Leawood, Kansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-12 ODEON Cinemas

London, United Kingdom

ODEON Cinemas Ltd. is a cinema operator with 242 cinemas and 2,236 screens. Odeon & UCI operates in four major markets: UK, Spain, Italy and Germany; and three smaller markets: Austria, Portugal and Ireland.

Buy £921M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-13 New Vision Theatres

Stratford, Connecticut, United States

New Vision Theatres is a 17-unit movie theatre circuit operating in nine states. New Vision focuses on first-run content but also provides alternative content as well, including live sporting events, concerts, and international features. New Vision Theatres is based in Stratford, Connecticut.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 66 of 112
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 24 of 39
Country: Sweden M&A 5 of 8
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-02 Groupe CIR

Paris, France

Groupe CIR is an independent specialist in city-center real-estate investment. The Group provides French savers and institutional investors with products based on underlying high-quality city-center real estate through three offers: CIR for direct investment in Malraux products, land deficits, and historic monuments, Urban Premium for indirect investment through housing and yields real estate investment companies and Agarim for bare ownership investment. Groupe CIR was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 Zenith

Leeds, United Kingdom

Zenith is a provider of leasing, fleet management, and vehicle outsourcing in the United Kingdom. Zenith offers two primary products: Contract Hire and Leasing (‘CHL’), which leases fleets of vehicles to the corporate market, and Salary Sacrifice, through which employers offer vehicles as an optional benefit to their employees. Zenith was founded in 1989 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Buy £750M