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M&A Deal Summary

Hasbro Acquires Boulder Media

On July 13, 2016, Hasbro acquired media company Boulder Media

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hasbro’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Hasbro’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-13
Target Boulder Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Hasbro
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Boulder Media

Dublin, Ireland
Boulder Media Ltd. is an Irish animation company based in Dublin. It has produced many great shows for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, BBC and Disney, including Wander Over Yonder for Disney, and Go Jetters and Danger Mouse for BBC.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hasbro

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Consumer Products
Employees4,985
Revenue 4.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Hasbro office in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
Hasbro office in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Hasbro is a manufacturer of various toys comprising boys action figures, vehicles and playsets, girls? toys, electronic toys, plush products, preschool toys and infant products, electronic interactive products, creative play, and toy-related specialty products. Hasbro was founded in 1923 and is based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-08 Backflip Studios

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Backflip Studios develops and publishes absurdly fun mobile games for iOS and Android devices.

Buy $112M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-22 eOne Music

New York City, Ontario, Canada

eOne Music is an independent record label and music management company. eOne Music was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

Buy £3.3B
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