M&A Deal Summary

Fandango Acquires VUDU

On April 20, 2020, Fandango acquired digital media company VUDU from WalmartLabs

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fandango’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Fandango’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fandango’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-04-20
Target VUDU
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Fandango
Sellers(s) WalmartLabs
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

VUDU

Santa Clara, California, United States
VUDU, Inc. is a provider of digital technologies and services that enable the delivery of entertainment content directly to broadband high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players. VUDU, Inc. was formed in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fandango

Los Angeles, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Fandango, Inc. is an online movie destination and ticketing source. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-13 MovieTickets.com

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

MovieTickets.com, Inc. is an online movie ticketer serving moviegoers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

WalmartLabs

San Bruno, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

WalmartLabs, Inc., creates platforms and products around social and mobile commerce to meet the needs of our customers shopping in a store, browsing our web site, or out and about with their mobile devices.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-23 PunchTab

Palo Alto, California, United States

PunchTab, Inc. is a software-as-a-service platform empowering retail and CPG brands to engage consumers and gain actionable insights.

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