Divestiture • Media

Iyuno Acquires SDI Media Group

On January 22, 2021, Iyuno acquired media company SDI Media Group from Imagica Group

Acquisition Context
  • This is Iyuno’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Iyuno’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Iyuno’s 1st transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 22, 2021
Target SDI Media Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Iyuno
Sellers(s) Imagica Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

SDI Media Group

Culver City, California, United States
SDI Media Group, Inc. provides voice localization business, providing subtitling, dubbing and translation services to broadcasters and TV channels in countries across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle. SDI Media Group was founded in 1965 and is based in Culver City, California.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Iyuno

Burbank, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Iyuno is a global provider of media localization and access capabilities to the entertainment industry offering dubbing, sub-titling, and media solutions across 100 languages globally. Iyuno was founded in 2002 and is based in Burbank, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Media 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: California 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-12 BTI Studios

Stockholm, Sweden

BTI Studios is a provider of subtitling and dubbing services to broadcasters and other media companies. BTI Studios is a provider of subtitling in about 40 languages and has a number of leading broadcasters and Home Entertainment companies as customers. BTI has achieved significant growth in recent years and holds a solid market position based on a reputation for high quality, delivery precision and significant production capacity in many different local European markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-06 Iyuno Turkey

İstanbul, Turkey

Iyuno Turkey is an operator of a dubbing studios works with foreign content providers, distributors, television channels, digital platforms, gaming and advertising companies. Iyuno Turkey is based in İstanbul, Turkey.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Imagica Group

Minato-ku, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Media
Employees4,202
Revenue 96.9B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Imagica Group is a operator of film video production industry in Japan. Imagica Group was founded in 1935 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: California 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-01 SDI Media Group

Culver City, California, United States

SDI Media Group, Inc. provides voice localization business, providing subtitling, dubbing and translation services to broadcasters and TV channels in countries across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle. SDI Media Group was founded in 1965 and is based in Culver City, California.

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