M&A Deal Summary

ITV Acquires Talpa Media B.V.

On March 12, 2015, ITV acquired media company Talpa Media B.V. for 530M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ITV’s 14th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is ITV’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ITV’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-03-12
Target Talpa Media B.V.
Sector Media
Buyer(s) ITV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 530M USD

Target

Talpa Media B.V.

Laren, Netherlands
Talpa Media B.V. is an entertainment show producer behind worldwide hit formats. Talpa strategy of building an international content business that creates and owns entertainment formats and dramas that sell internationally.

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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 16 of 23
Sector (Media) 14 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 16
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-07 Leftfield Entertainment Group

New York, New York, United States

Leftfield Entertainment is a full service production group that produces some of the most creative, headline-grabbing and genre-defining programming in the US including History Channel’s Pawn Stars and Counting Cars and Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Buy $360M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 Mammoth Screen

London, United Kingdom

Mammoth Screen Ltd. is a scripted production company. Mammoth Screen make high quality, writer-led drama and comedy for British and international broadcasters.

Buy -
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