M&A Deal Summary

Bell Media Acquires Cieslok Media

On January 3, 2017, Bell Media acquired digital media company Cieslok Media from Clairvest Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bell Media’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Bell Media’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Bell Media’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-03
Target Cieslok Media
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Bell Media
Sellers(s) Clairvest Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cieslok Media

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cieslok Media Ltd. is a outdoor advertising firm, operating predominantly large format digital and static billboards throughout major cities in Canada. The company is led by esteemed entrepreneur Jörg Cieslok, who over the last 24 years played a major role in shaping the landscape of outdoor advertising in Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bell Media

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Bell Media, Inc. is a provider of television (TV), radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media services in Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-21 Bell Media - Juicebox MuchLoud MuchRetro & MuchVibe

Ontario, Canada

Bell Media - Juicebox, MuchLoud, MuchRetro & MuchVibe comprises music video channels and are broadcasted in Canada.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-17 Corus Entertainment - Historia and Series Channels

Quebec, Canada

Corus Entertainment, Inc. - Historia and Series Channels, Séries+ is Québec’s most-watched fiction channel, offering popular locally produced drama, including recent successes SUR-VIE and MIRADOR, as well as the best of foreign series. Historia, a Top 10 channel among A25-54, broadcasts a suite of locally produced original content, ranging from award-winning documentaries, popular reality series like LE LOT DU DIABLE, and drama series such as BÉLIVEAU.

Buy CA$200M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Clairvest Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.5B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clairvest Group is a generalist Canadian private equity firm focused on mid-market businesses with C$10 to C$50 million of EBITDA. While Clairvest does not have any sector preferences, the Firm prefers fragmented sectors with recurring revenue business models and economies of scale. Clairvest will consider both minority and majority investment positions and invests in the range of C$25- C$100 million per transaction. Clairvest was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 31
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 15
State: Ontario M&A 6 of 9
Country: Canada M&A 9 of 12
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Light Tower Rentals, Inc. is a diversified specialty equipment rental company focused on oil and gas operations in the prolific Permian Basin, with yards in other leading U.S. basins including the SCOOP/STACK, Eagle Ford, Bakken and Marcellus. LTR’s core equipment rental fleet includes mobile natural gas and diesel driven power generators, light towers, mobile housing units, field heaters and fluid handling products, which are all supported by a best in class service platform.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Bedford, New Hampshire, United States

LSNE is a contract development and manufacturing organization for the pharmaceutical and medical device markets, specializing in aseptic fill/finish and lyophilization services. LSNE was founded in 1997 and is based in Bedford, New Hampshire.

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