M&A Deal Summary

Cinesite Acquires Nitrogen Studios Canada

On March 7, 2017, Cinesite acquired media company Nitrogen Studios Canada

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cinesite’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Cinesite’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Cinesite’s 2nd transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-07
Target Nitrogen Studios Canada
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Cinesite
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nitrogen Studios Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. is an animation company. Nitrogen is known for animating many episodes of the iconic children’s show Thomas and Friends, and more recently Seth Rogen’s ground breaking R-rated Sausage Party. Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cinesite

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Cinesite is one of the four major visual effects (“VFX”) studios in the UK and one of the leading VFX vendors in the world. It provides a full range of services to feature film producers and has capabilities for both pre and post production work including a full suite of digital effects, including 2D and 3D VFX, character animation, image based modelling and atmospheric effects.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Media) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (British Columbia) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-02 Image Engine Design

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Image Engine Design, Inc. is a provider of visual effects studio. Image Engine offers quality visual effects for film and high-end television. Image Engine Design, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-31 Trixter

Munich, Germany

Trixter is a provider of visual effects (VFX) and feature animation to premier international film, broadcast and streaming clients. Trixter is based in Munich, Germany.

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