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M&A Deal Summary

DMG Entertainment Acquires Valiant Entertainment

On January 29, 2018, DMG Entertainment acquired media company Valiant Entertainment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DMG Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is DMG Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is DMG Entertainment’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-29
Target Valiant Entertainment
Sector Media
Buyer(s) DMG Entertainment
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Valiant Entertainment

New York, New York, United States
Valiant Entertainment is a character-based entertainment company with a library of over 2,000 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong and many more. Established in 1989, Valiant has sold over 81 million comic books, and today its characters continue to be forged in publishing, licensing, film, video games, and beyond.

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Buyer

DMG Entertainment

Beverly Hills, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

DMG Entertainment is a global media and entertainment company with diverse holdings and operations across motion pictures, television, comic book publishing, gaming, next-gen technology and location-based entertainment. DMG Entertainment boasts an impressive roster of world-class intellectual properties including Valiant’s comic book universe, featuring more than 2,000 iconic characters; Brandon Sanderson’s fictional universe Cosmere, a library of epic fantasies including the complete Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings; Ken Liu’s award-winning epic fantasy novel The Grace of Kings; and the original animated character Mini Marilyn® based on Marilyn Monroe

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Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
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