M&A Deal Summary

Iyuno-SDI Acquires BTI Studios

On September 12, 2019, Iyuno-SDI acquired media company BTI Studios from Altor Equity Partners and Shamrock Capital Advisors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Iyuno-SDI’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Iyuno-SDI’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-09-12
Target BTI Studios
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Iyuno-SDI
Sellers(s) Altor Equity Partners
Shamrock Capital Advisors
Deal Type Merger

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Iyuno-SDI

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Iyuno-SDI is a tech-enabled player with a proprietary cloud-based workflow platform and in the forefront of utilizing artificial intelligence to automate parts of the workflow. Iyuno-SDI is proud to provide exceptional clients with quality in end-to-end localization, media, and creative post-production services. Iyuno-SDI was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-22 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.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Altor Equity Partners

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 8.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altor Equity Partners is a private equity firm that looks to principally invest in medium-sized Nordic based companies across a broad range of industries. Altor typically seeks control positions when investing. Prospective companies generally have revenues of €50 to €500 million. Broad areas of interest include healthcare services, electronics, technology, financial services, business services, niche manufacturing, capital equipment, software, marine, consumer products, and communications. Altor Equity Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 43
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Sweden) 10 of 16
Year (2019) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-15 Enhanced Well Technologies

Straume, Norway

Enhanced Well Technologies is a supplier of specialized drilling technology to the global oil and gas industry. Enhanced Well Technologies is based in Straume, Norway.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-20 Northstar Sitetel

Stockholm, Sweden

Northstar Sitetel has rapidly become one of the leading global producers of high performance, lead-acid batteries and has developed a strong telecom OEM offering of standby power systems through its SiteTel division.

Sell -
SELLER

Shamrock Capital Advisors

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Shamrock Capital Advisors is a private investment focused exclusively on the media, entertainment, marketing, and communications sectors. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions and looks to commit $30 to $300 million per transaction. Target transactions include growth equity, leveraged/management buyouts, and recapitalizations. Shamrock was originally formed in 1978 as the investment vehicle for Roy Disney. The Firm is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 27
Sector (Media) 6 of 7
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-20 DeCurtis

Orlando, Florida, United States

DeCurtis provides software solutions across the cruise line, theme park, hospitality, restaurant, and related industries where high-quality technology is critical to sustainable growth. DeCurtis was founded in 1998 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-10 Silvergate Media

New York, New York, United States

Silvergate Media is a highly creative TV production and licensing company, driven by big ideas and big collaborations, which has built Octonauts into a global success, produced and delivered Sunny Day for Nickelodeon and Hilda for Netflix. Silvergate is in production on four new properties for partners Netflix, Disney, and Nickelodeon, as well as producing a string of new content for its hit series Octonauts and Hilda.

Sell -
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