Investment Summary

BDT & MSD Partners and DFO Management Exits National Amusements

On July 2, 2024, Skydance Media invested in media company National Amusements from BDT & MSD Partners and DFO Management

Investment Highlights
  • This is Skydance Media’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Skydance Media’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Skydance Media’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-07-02
Target National Amusements
Sector Media
Investor(s) Skydance Media
Sellers(s) BDT & MSD Partners
DFO Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

National Amusements

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
National Amusements is a motion picture exhibition industry operating 837 movie screens in the U.S., U.K. and Latin America. National Amusements delivers a superior entertainment experience in theatres around the world under its Showcase, Cinema de Lux, Multiplex, SuperLux and UCI brands. National Amusements was founded in 1936 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Skydance Media

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Skydance Media is a diversified media company provides elevated, event-level entertainment for global audiences. Skydance produces content across its feature film, television, interactive and animation divisions. Skydance Media was established in 2010 and is based in Santa Monica, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-06 Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit

Madrid, Spain

Ilionstudios S.A. - Animation Unit is a media company focused on animation production to clients based in Madrid, Spain.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

BDT & MSD Partners


Category Merchant Bank
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 60.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BDT Capital Partners provides family-owned and entrepreneurially led companies with long-term, differentiated equity capital. BDT Capital Partners is an affiliate of merchant bank BDT & Company. The Firm is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-31 IMA Group

Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy

IMA Group is a designer and manufacturer of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee. IMA Group was founded in 1961 and is based in Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-04 Summit Companies

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States

Summit Companies provides fire and life safety services and installation services, including inspection, testing, and monitoring, service and repair, installation, and consulting services for fire protection, life safety, and security systems. Summit Companies was established in 1999 and is based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.

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SELLER

DFO Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 16.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DFO Management is the private investment vehicle for Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers. The Firm targets investment opportunities across the US and internationally and is split into several groups. These include Public Equity, Special Opportunities, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Partnerships. The Private Equity group targets transactions that include leveraged and management buyouts, take privates, mezzanine debt and other structured investments, PIPEs and growth equity financings, platform acquisitions and roll-ups, and partnerships with other financial sponsors. DFO looks to commit $100 to $250 million per transaction and prefers investments in non-technology companies. DFO Management was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-25 National Amusements

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

National Amusements is a motion picture exhibition industry operating 837 movie screens in the U.S., U.K. and Latin America. National Amusements delivers a superior entertainment experience in theatres around the world under its Showcase, Cinema de Lux, Multiplex, SuperLux and UCI brands. National Amusements was founded in 1936 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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