M&A Deal Summary

Live Nation Acquires D.F. Entertainment S.A

On December 20, 2018, Live Nation acquired media company D.F. Entertainment S.A

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Live Nation’s 32nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Live Nation’s 1st transaction in Argentina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-20
Target D.F. Entertainment S.A
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Live Nation
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

D.F. Entertainment S.A

Caba, Argentina
D.F. Entertainment S.A is an independent concert promoter. D.F. Entertainment is based in Caba, Argentina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Live Nation

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Media
Employees16,200
Revenue 23.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Entrance to Live Nation's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Live Nation is a live entertainment company. Live Nation produces live music concerts; owns, operates, has exclusive booking rights for or has an equity interest in 148 venues, including House of Blues music venues and locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, the Hollywood Palladium, the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and The O2 Dublin; provides ticketing sales and marketing services; and provides artist management services. Live Nation was formed in 2005 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 45
Sector: Media M&A 32 of 35
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 35 of 38
Country: Argentina M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-01 Emporium Presents

Golden, Colorado, United States

Emporium Presents is an independent national concert promoter. The company promotes over 400 shows annually across a variety of entertainment offerings including concerts, stand-up comedy, and performances by celebrated TV personalities.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-28 ONE Production Pte

Singapore, Singapore

ONE Production Pte Ltd. is a concert promoter based in Singapore.

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