M&A Deal Summary

Central European Media Enterprises Acquires RTL Croatia

On June 1, 2022, Central European Media Enterprises acquired media company RTL Croatia from RTL Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Central European Media Enterprises’ 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Central European Media Enterprises’ 1st transaction in Croatia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-01
Target RTL Croatia
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Central European Media Enterprises
Sellers(s) RTL Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

RTL Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia
RTL Croatia is a provider of television broadcasting services in Croatia. RTL Croatia is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Central European Media Enterprises

Hamilton, Bermuda

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Central European Media Enterprises is an Eastern European free-to-air TV company that owns and operates a portfolio of commercial TV stations in six Eastern European countries, reaching approximately 82 million people across the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Croatia, and Bulgaria. Central European Media Enterprises is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Croatia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-03 Port Network

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Port Network is a provider of TV, radio and movie metadata in Central-Eastern Europe with business based in Hungary, together with its satellite outlets in Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and Serbia. PORT network covers the main TV and radio channel portfolio of 15 CEE countries by producing their programme metadata on a daily basis.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RTL Group

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Media
Employees12,941
Revenue 6.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

RTL Group is an entertainment company. RTL Group was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Croatia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-05 SpotXchange

Broomfield , Colorado, United States

SpotXchange, Inc. is a video advertising platform offering premium publishers holistic yield management in order to maximize revenue for desktop, mobile and connected TV inventory while driving down operational costs. SpotXchange was founded in 2007 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.

Sell $1.2B