M&A Deal Summary

Comcast Acquires Sky

On September 22, 2018, Comcast acquired media company Sky for 38.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comcast’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Comcast’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Comcast’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-22
Target Sky
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Comcast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 38.8B USD

Target

Sky

Isleworth, United Kingdom
Sky plc is an entertainment company together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home entertainment and communications company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It retails television, broadband, and telephony services to residential customers, as well as commercial customers, such as offices, retail outlets, hotels, pubs, and clubs; and operates WiFi network across the UK and Europe that provides Internet access to WiFi enabled smartphones, laptops, and entertainment devices. Sky plc was established in 1988 and is headquartered in Isleworth, England.

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Buyer

Comcast

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1963
Sector Media
Employees186,000
Revenue 121.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Comcast is a media and communications company that provides entertainment, information, and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. Comcast was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 26
Sector (Media) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 21
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-03 Related Content Database

San Francisco, California, United States

Related Content Database, Inc. (Watchwith) is a provider of cloud based video metadata platform that can decipher what’s happening inside a movie, TV show or sporting event.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-04 BluVector

McLean, Virginia, United States

BluVector, Inc. is a cyber-threat detection and hunting platform that defends enterprises against evolving security threats. Leveraging patented machine learning technology and based upon years of malware analysis and classification, BluVector delivers fast, highly scalable and integrated detection of malicious software targeting enterprise networks to help security teams stay ahead of advanced threats and protect against data breaches and theft. BluVector’s installed base of customers includes Fortune® 1000 and public sector organizations.

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