M&A Deal Summary

ITV Acquires Carlton Communications

On October 10, 2003, ITV acquired media company Carlton Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ITV’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is ITV’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-10-10
Target Carlton Communications
Sector Media
Buyer(s) ITV
Deal Type Merger

Target

Carlton Communications

London, United Kingdom
Carlton Communications is a British media conglomerate consisting of a variety of television, cinema, cable, and other assets. Carlton Communications was formed in 1982 and based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ITV

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Media
Employees6,743
Revenue 3.6B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

ITV is a operater of commercial television network in the United Kingdom. The company's Broadcasting and Online segment commissions and schedules programs on the ITV channels. ITV was founded in 1955 is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 23
Sector (Media) 1 of 16
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 13
Year (2003) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-10-25 HTV

United Kingdom

HTV is a regional ITV station for Wales and west England.

Sell £380M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-06 Friends Reunited

London, United Kingdom

Friends Reunited Ltd. is a website that is based on the theme of reunion and helps find long-lost acquaintances.Friends Reunited is the leading reunion web site in the UK and Australia, with15 million registered UK members across their sites - representing 50% of the adult online UK population - and more than 1 million paying subscribers.

Buy €120M
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