Investment Summary

EagleTree Capital Invests In Imax

On June 17, 1994, private equity firm EagleTree Capital invested in media company Imax from EagleTree Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is EagleTree Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is EagleTree Capital’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is EagleTree Capital’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

Investment Summary

Date 1994-06-17
Target Imax
Sector Media
Investor(s) EagleTree Capital
Sellers(s) EagleTree Capital
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Imax

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Imax is an entertainment technology companies, which emphasizes film and digital imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3-D presentations, post-production, and digital projection. Imax was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

EagleTree Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 4.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EagleTree Capital is an independent private equity and investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest $50 to $200 million to support acquisitions of profitable companies in the media/communications, consumer products, and water/industrial products and services sectors. EagleTree Capital was formerly known as Wasserstein Partners, an investment firm formed by Bruce Wasserstein, the late CEO of investment bank Lazard Freres. EagleTree Capital is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 47
Sector: Media M&A 2 of 9
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 2 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 1994 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-02-01 Imax

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Imax is an entertainment technology companies, which emphasizes film and digital imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3-D presentations, post-production, and digital projection. Imax was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-02-01 Maybelline

New York, New York, United States

Maybelline LLC is a manufacturer and marketer of color cosmetics, including mascaras, eye shadow and eye liner, concealers, lip colors and blushes.

Sell $758M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EagleTree Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 4.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EagleTree Capital is an independent private equity and investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest $50 to $200 million to support acquisitions of profitable companies in the media/communications, consumer products, and water/industrial products and services sectors. EagleTree Capital was formerly known as Wasserstein Partners, an investment firm formed by Bruce Wasserstein, the late CEO of investment bank Lazard Freres. EagleTree Capital is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 29
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 7
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 1994 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-02-01 Imax

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Imax is an entertainment technology companies, which emphasizes film and digital imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3-D presentations, post-production, and digital projection. Imax was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Mississauga, Canada.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-02-01 Maybelline

New York, New York, United States

Maybelline LLC is a manufacturer and marketer of color cosmetics, including mascaras, eye shadow and eye liner, concealers, lip colors and blushes.

Sell $758M