M&A Deal Summary

DreamWorks Animation SKG Acquires Classic Media

On July 23, 2012, DreamWorks Animation SKG acquired media company Classic Media from GTCR for 155M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DreamWorks Animation SKG’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is DreamWorks Animation SKG’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DreamWorks Animation SKG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is DreamWorks Animation SKG’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-07-23
Target Classic Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) DreamWorks Animation SKG
Sellers(s) GTCR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 155M USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Classic Media

New York, New York, United States
Classic Media, Inc., is a independent family entertainment company with such characters as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Casper and Rocky & Bullwinkle. Classic licenses its characters and produces animated product based on its characters for home video markets, television networks, syndicators, cable networks and merchandisers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DreamWorks Animation SKG

Glendale, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Media
Employees2,300
Revenue 916M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is a producer of family entertainment through the use of computer-generated (CG) animation. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. was formed in 1994 and is based in Glendale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-01 AwesomenessTV

Los Angeles, California, United States

AwesomenessTV, Inc., is a provider of network for building channels on YouTube.

Buy $33M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 84
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 40
State (New York) 4 of 7
Country (United States) 35 of 81
Year (2012) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 31 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-07 CAMP Systems International

Ronkonkoma, New York, United States

CAMP Systems International, Inc. is a provider of software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) solutions for managing and tracking the maintenance of jets, turbo prop aircraft and helicopters used in business aviation, as well as enterprise information systems used to manage service centers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-06 Cardinal Logistics

Concord, North Carolina, United States

Cardinal Logistics is a third-party logistics, transportation, and supply chain solutions provider. Cardinal Logistics unique approach to outsourcing combines dedicated shipping resources with extensive industry expertise and the most advanced logistics technology to help companies maximize their supply and demand chains. Cardinal Logistics was founded in 1997 and is based in Concord, North Carolina.

Sell -
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