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Fillpoint Acquires Crave Entertainment Group

On February 10, 2009, Fillpoint acquired distribution company Crave Entertainment Group from Handleman Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fillpoint’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Fillpoint’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fillpoint’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-02-10
Target Crave Entertainment Group
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Fillpoint
Sellers(s) Handleman Co.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Crave Entertainment Group

Rancho Dominguez, California, United States
CEG, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, distributes video game software, hardware and accessories to more than 30,000 retail stores. This includes exclusive distribution of CEG branded video games. Customersinclude: Sam's Club, Costco, Toys"R"Us, GameStop, Best Buy, Target, KB Toys, Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and other national and regional retailers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fillpoint

Mechanicville, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Fillpoint LLC distribute of video game across US.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution 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: 2009 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Handleman Co.

Troy, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Founded 1934
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Handleman Co. provides music distribution across US.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-21 Crave Entertainment Group

Rancho Dominguez, California, United States

CEG, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, distributes video game software, hardware and accessories to more than 30,000 retail stores. This includes exclusive distribution of CEG branded video games. Customersinclude: Sam's Club, Costco, Toys"R"Us, GameStop, Best Buy, Target, KB Toys, Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and other national and regional retailers.

Buy $72M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-02 REPS

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

REPS LLC provides media services for retail industries.

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