Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2002-05-17 |
| Target | The Locomotion Channel |
| Sector | Media |
| Investor(s) |
Corus Entertainment
Hearst |
| Sellers(s) | Claxson Interactive Group |
| Deal Type | Stake Purchase |
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Corus Entertainment, Inc. is a media and entertainment company that creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety of platforms for audiences around the world.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 7 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 6 |
| Type (Stake Purchase) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2002) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-01 |
Toon Boom
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Toon Boom is an animation software company that provides artistic freedom to clients in creating any style and efficiently publishing anywhere and provides real-time management for animated projects. The company serves customers including Disney Television Animation, Amazon, Fox Television Animation, Nelvana, Toei Animation, The SPA Studios, Xilam, and Boulder Media, to name a few. Toon Boom was formed in 1994 and is based in Montreal, Quebec. |
Buy | - |
Hearst is a privately held American mass media and business information conglomerate founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1887. The Company operates in a wide range of industries, including publishing, broadcasting, entertainment, digital media, and real estate. Hearst owns over 360 businesses across the globe, including newspapers, magazines, television stations, cable networks, book publishers, and online media. Some of its most well-known brands include Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Car and Driver, and Good Housekeeping. The company also owns a significant stake in ESPN and A&E Networks. Today, Hearst is one of the largest diversified media and information companies in the world. Hearst is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 29 |
| Sector (Media) | 2 of 6 |
| Type (Stake Purchase) | 2 of 2 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 26 |
| Year (2002) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-11-09 |
ESPN
Bristol, Connecticut, United States ESPN, Inc. operates as a multimedia sports entertainment company around the world. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-15 |
Zynx Health
Los Angeles, California, United States Zynx Health, Inc., a healthcare quality improvement and acquired by Hearst Corporation in 2004. Zynx has grown to become a recognized leader in evidence-based clinical decision support, and offers a suite of online solutions that help clinicians treat their patients based on the best available evidence from systematic research. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Sector | Media |
| Employees | 662 |
Claxson Interactive Group, Inc. is a multimedia provider of branded content. The company offers a portfolio of popular entertainment brands and various methods of distributing its content through its assets in pay television, and broadband and Internet.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Stake Purchase) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Florida) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2002) | 1 of 1 |
