M&A Deal Summary

Cineplex Acquires AMC Forum

On June 21, 2012, Cineplex acquired media company AMC Forum from AMC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cineplex’s 9th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Cineplex’s 9th transaction in Canada.
  • This is Cineplex’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-21
Target AMC Forum
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Cineplex
Sellers(s) AMC
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

AMC Forum

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
AMC Forum owns and operates 22 screens with best movie-going experience in the industry at more than 380 AMC Theatres® locations this year.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cineplex

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Media
Employees10,000
Revenue 1.4B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Cineplex is a entertainment companies and operates one of the most modern and fully digitized motion picture theatre circuits in the world. Cineplex was incorporated in 1912 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 18
Sector (Media) 9 of 13
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 11
State (Quebec) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 9 of 17
Year (2012) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-21 AMC Courtney Park

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

AMC Courtney Park is a Modern multiplex cinema chain screening with 16 Screen the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-15 Fifth Avenue Cinemas

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Ltd. owns and operates theatres. Its theatres screen worldwide art-house films and Hollywood films. Fifth Avenue Cinemas was founded in 1988 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AMC

Leawood, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Media
Employees2,881
Revenue 4.8B USD (2023)
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 5 of 8
Sector (Media) 4 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 6
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 4 of 4
Year (2012) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-21 AMC Courtney Park

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

AMC Courtney Park is a Modern multiplex cinema chain screening with 16 Screen the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 Starplex Cinemas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Starplex Cinemas is a theatrical exhibition company operating 33 theatres with 346 screens in 12 states.

Buy $175M
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